Nobody is born wise. ~ African proverb
Our Mission
Your Neighborhood Clinic believes strong families build strong communities. Our mission is to improve the mental health and relationships of families in underserved neighborhoods by offering accessible, culturally grounded care. We are passionate about training and mentoring future mental health providers, so they’re equipped to support families with compassion, skill, and cultural humility. We are working with organizations to develop comprehensive programming to reduce and prevent substance abuse and violence within Washington, DC. Together, we are healing every hood one family at a time.
Our Values & Approach
Empowerment
We promote and advocate for results that foster clients and communities to develop healthy relationships that are non-exploitative and facilitate cooperation, mutual respect, and freedom.
Transformation
Our work is based on the belief that our clients desire to and will make the transformations necessary to reach their personal goals.
Change
We accept that change is constant and inevitable. Thus, we attempt to modify our services to ensure that we are preparing our clients for the changing times. We support our clients in making the necessary changes within their lives that promote peace and well-being.
Safety
We provide a safe and nurturing environment to aid in our client’s transformations. We aid clients in making safe decisions for themselves and their families. We advocate for safety within our clients’ homes and communities.
Wisdom
We provide services that are knowledge and evidenced based. We help our clients make wise decisions for themselves and their family. We promote intergenerational and cross-cultural exchanges to facilitate the exchange of wisdom between individuals and communities.
