Our Mission
To teach young people personal safety and confidence-building skills to reduce their risk of abduction, assault and emotional, physical and sexual abuse.
Our Vision
To work together to create cultures of caring, respect, and safety for everyone, everywhere.
Our Values
Since our beginning, we have upheld the following essential values that help kids feel safe. Building strong, confident children begins when they feel respected for who they are.
We work to break down barriers to safety and to build a supportive community where all individuals feel welcome and every child has a chance to feel heard, seen, and protected.
We recognize the needs of all children and those who care for them, including those who historically have been disregarded based on race/ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, educational status, or religion.
Under the auspices of Kidpower International, Kidpower workshops are taught in locations around the world, in culturally sensitive ways, and in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Kurdish, Persian, Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese. In Colorado, Kidpower classes have been delivered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Written materials have been delivered in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese; they can be available in other languages as needed.
As part of the Kidpower vision, we uphold important safety skill principles and also the tenets of respect and inclusivity. We work hard to live these principles organizationally and personally, recognizing it is a continual process of examining and changing policies, communication, and structures to make meaningful change.
Honest. Kidpower is committed to creating an honest community where people can and will speak up clearly and respectfully.
Ethical. We have a deep commitment to ethical practices in all we do and to operate with integrity.
Evolving. We will continually look for ways to improve our work and our organization at all levels and are open to new ideas.
Fair. We will do our best to have clear agreements and standards and to uphold them. We are committed to applying them equally and fairly to people at all levels of involvement with our organization.
Supportive. We are a supportive community in which people are encouraged to take good care of their well-being.
Productive. We will be effective and efficient in how we use our own time and the time of others.
Safe. We will do our best to ensure the physical and emotional safety of people at all levels of our organization.
Collaborative. We will work as a team with each other, with our supporters, and with our students to provide the best services possible to the most people possible.
Solution-focused. We will anticipate and plan for new challenges, identifying and addressing problems as soon as possible.
Courageous. We will uphold our values and work towards our goals even when it might result in discomfort.
Appreciative. We strive to acknowledge and honor our community’s contributions.
Positive. Our communications and interactions with others will be constructive, hopeful, respectful, and kind.
Inclusive. We recognize, respect, and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Kidpower of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of age; culture; religion; racial, ethnic, tribal or national origin; color; sex or gender, gender expression, self-identity, sexual orientation; disability; marital status; political belief; income; citizenship or immigration status; or military status in any of its activities or operations. We welcome people who share our commitment to integrity and safety and who can join us in upholding our values.
