Dear RAIHN Community,

RAIHN witnesses the chronic inequities and injustices in Rochester and the nation through the eyes of each family we serve. We witness the inadequate housing, the substandard schools, the lack of basic primary health and dental care, the inability to be heard and listened to. We witness how the families we serve are largely outside the mainstream network of opportunities.

We also witness the invisible walls that separate us as human beings - city and suburbs, white and black, affluent and poor. It is time to step out of our comfort zones, break down these walls, and truly work on fundamental change. If we want to achieve change, true structural change, we need to start doing the honest, difficult work of addressing the inequities and injustices.

RAIHN commits to this work. We commit to looking inward as an organization and assess changes we can take to advance racial equity and end oppression. We commit to extending compassion, justice, and empathy to all and doing our part to transform our world into a system that works for everyone. Join us in making this commitment.

In peace and solidarity,

Kim Hunt-Uzelac, Executive Director & Sharon Burke, Chair of BOD

The Board of Directors and staff at RAIHN join the Greater Rochester Black Agenda Group in declaring that racism is a public health crisis.

RAIHN commits to take action and assess changes we can take to advance racial equity and end oppression.