OUR PURPOSE
The Primavera Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization located in Tucson, Arizona.
MISSION
The Primavera Foundation provides pathways out of poverty through safe, affordable housing, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization.
VISION
To promote social and economic justice, while working to build a future in which all people are assured basic human rights, a livable income, and safe, affordable housing.
VALUES
We believe in the intrinsic value of every individual, and that everyone deserves a voice and has the ability to make a difference.
GOALS
- Economic empowerment and long-term financial security
- Neighborhood revitalization
- Community and civic engagement
- Empowering the most marginalized in our community to affect long-term positive change for themselves and their families
Race, Equity, De-Colonization & Inclusion Statement
SUMMARY
In this nation of wealth, privilege and a growing disparity between those who have and those who have considerably less, the Primavera Foundation believes that everyone deserves respect, dignity and a feeling of connection to the surrounding world. These were the seeds Primavera Foundation planted in 1983 and that we continue to sow today. Our vision, to promote social and economic justice while working to build a future in which all people are assured basic human rights, a livable income and safe, affordable housing, remains a guiding principle for Primavera’s strategic direction. We affirm that living our mission necessitates understanding how systems of oppression have historically created inequities, especially in matters of race and class. These systemic and institutional powers act as enormous barriers for certain communities to reach their full potential. In response to this reality, we are committed to formulating responsive actions, creating intentional policies and centering anti-oppression work to address and dismantle these multi-layers of inequity.
MISSION
We envision a world where society and its systems (e.g., the economy, education, public health and safety, criminal justice, housing, etc.) are just, fair, equitable and inclusive. We strive for a healthy and thriving society that promotes all people having equitable access and opportunity.
THE PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION, THEREFORE, COMMITS TO:
EXAMINING PRIVILEGE: Addressing the privileges we have, both individually and corporately, to facilitate the shifting of power to those who have been historically oppressed and continue to be oppressed.
UNDERSTANDING OPPRESSION and PRACTICING ANTI-OPPRESSION STRATEGIES: Building competency about intersectionality and the impact of individual and institutional oppression in order to address it through our recruitment, hiring, on-boarding and training processes, operations and services.
AMPLIFYING VOICES: Listening to and incorporating the voices of those who have been historically marginalized in our planning and decision making. Developing capacity of these leaders by investing time and resources and utilizing our individual and organizational privilege to open up space and leverage power for those emerging leaders.
INCREASING ACCESS: Providing access to effective and culturally relevant resources and services for those who have been marginalized and disempowered.
REDUCING BARRIERS: Identifying and dismantling the tangible and intangible barriers that exclude and discourage those who have been historically marginalized from accessing services.
CULTIVATING INCLUSION: Creating opportunities that welcome and reflect the diversity of historically marginalized and disempowered people/groups as leaders in the community, and continually working to ensure that the staff, organizational leadership, and Board of Directors reflect the diversity of our networks and vision.
