INMED Partnerships for Children

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> Addition of a Chief Operating Officer position > Expanding membership of the Board of Directors > Establishment of committees bringing together staff and members of the board of directors to focus on key strategic leadership issues > Investment in staff training and professional development > Creating leadership development opportunities among junior staff

Our approach is reflected in our name: partnerships are key to achieving sustainable impact. INMED’s role is as facilitator, mobilizer and catalyst for the idea that everyone’s hopes for their future should be matched by the opportunity to achieve them. These partnerships are integral to each of our programs in the U.S. and internationally, engaging stakeholders at all levels - other community-based organizations, government agencies, schools and universities, financial institutions, cooperatives, corporations and local businesses, and more -- from the outset so all are invested in the success of each venture. We participate in a wide variety of local, regional, national and international collaborative groups working to improve outcomes for children and families, and we contribute our skills and resources to promote their success. We share educational messages broadly on social media, and advocate for positive change (to the extent allowed by law) in public programming.

Even as recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is underway, for the disadvantaged and marginalized youth and families INMED serves, a return to normal is not yet within sight. As they were among the most vulnerable to the shocks of the pandemic when it began, they will also be among the last to recover—even those who did not directly experience COVID-19 infection—having faced more than a year of amplified financial crisis, food insecurity, housing instability, digital disparities, social isolation, and loss of connection to their family, school, faith and community networks. The needs exposed and inequities magnified by the pandemic are far-reaching. We see the impact clearly reflected in the health and well-being of our participants, as families tell us how much they rely on us to provide a lifeline—not only through our emergency relief efforts, but through the programs that have helped them rebuild comforting social connections, even on a virtual platform, and acquire skills that prepare them to thrive in a changed world. Since the start of the pandemic, INMED has adapted its existing programs to virtual and hybrid formats while also introducing new programs and services in direct response to community needs emerging from—or heightened by—COVID-19. Now, as we plan our transition from crisis response to long-term recovery, we are once again adapting our pandemic programming to address ongoing and evolving local needs.