North Sound ACH has multiple frameworks that guide our work, and sometimes folks feel like they are separate and duplicative, but really they are intertwined. They are connected, build upon each other, and amplify what is possible. We are guided by: This led our region to adopt principles around what we call ‘leading with love’ […]
Dreaming Out Loud
This phrase has been on my mind for several months. Just about every week I get to spend time with partners who are doing creative and important work that is fueled by passion and commitment, but not always supported financially to be sustainable. We try to imagine what it would take to make those efforts […]
Equity: Important Now More Than Ever
Last summer we were getting ready to launch our first communities of practice, and had several conversations that retrenchment was just around the corner for investments in equity-focused work. A lot of organizations added DEI staff after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. By early 2023, many of those organizations were already walking back […]
Embracing Our Multifaceted Identities
There are more than a few voices whose words I turn back to time and time again, especially when things feel harder than on other days: Our team is definitely being called upon to practice. Like many of you, we are learning into anti-racism, anti-blackness, antisemitism, Asian hate, islamophobia, homophobia, xenophobia, and more. And trying […]
May 2024 CEO Update
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as we see the month end, you don’t need a reminder that the need to transform our care and service systems is not limited to any one month – it is ongoing. Kevin Riley, pastor of Mount Baker Presbyterian Church (and a North Sound ACH Board member) offered […]