Core beliefs and Practices
Starting with Community
- Our community has the tools and expertise to meet the needs of our kids. Rebound works to establish programs in community and for community.
- Families are the cornerstone of their children’s success. Rebound acts in support of and in partnership with youth and families.
- Our children are the future of our community, with boundless potential. Every one of them is deserving of opportunities to explore and create lives they imagine. Rebound partners with students to offer support, encouragement, and accommodations they may need.
Leading with Support
- Young people need support, not confinement. Rebound works with youth and families to build better systems of support.
- We know that missteps are a developmentally appropriate part of adolescence. Rebound leads with support, tools for healing, guidance, and grace.
Acknowledging & Addressing Systems
- Systemic racism exists. Rebound acknowledges systemic harms and works towards a world without those inequities.
- Systemic poverty exists and creates cycles that are challenging to navigate and survive. Rebound acknowledges systemic income inequities and works to address these harms.
- Labels matter and kids live up to what we expect of them. Rebound focuses on what young people can add to our communities.
- Representation matters. Rebound encourages kids to see themselves in a positive light.
Understanding & Addressing Trauma With Care
- Traumatic experiences are real and complex. Rebound works to navigate systemic traumas affecting our communities.
- Historical trauma is engrained in the DNA of African-American people (and others pushed to the margins), impacting the way we may think and feel. Present-day injustices add to the impacts of that history. Rebound illuminates this connection to the past with support for processing resulting traumas.
- The very act of living in disenfranchised communities, including many urban centers in the US, is a source of continued trauma. Rebound acknowledges and addresses this trauma to help with the journey of healing.