Avid4 Adventure is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment. We believe in equality for all, yet recognize this isn't reflected in today's society and outdoor industry. Our approach includes embracing diversity in all forms and dismantling barriers for underserved communities, particularly BIPOC individuals. As industry leaders, we're dedicated to inclusion and equity. We're working to address harmful mindsets and biases in the outdoor industry, integrating equity initiatives throughout our organization and programs. We acknowledge this is an ongoing process with potential missteps. Our commitment is to address issues authentically, adjust policies as needed, and approach change intentionally. We're focusing on a limited number of initiatives to ensure thorough support and lasting impact.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environment for all. This begins with embracing a diversity of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military status, age, socioeconomic status, outdoor experience, and life experience.
We believe that diversity helps to provide our campers and our staff with the perspectives and skills they need to thrive in a complex, multicultural, and increasingly connected world. We believe that as a leader in the youth outdoor adventure industry, we must also lead in the realm of inclusion and equity.
We recognize that the staff and participants within the outdoor education and summer camp industries have traditionally been largely people of privilege. We recognize that people with less privilege have historically felt excluded and even unsafe at some outdoor programs and camps. To learn more about Avid4 Adventure's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, please visit this page on our website.
At Avid4 Adventure, we're proud of our commitment to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. We actively track demographic data to measure our progress and hold ourselves accountable to our JEDI goals. Our current statistics reflect our ongoing efforts to create an inclusive workplace where staff from all backgrounds can thrive and grow. We recognize there is always more work to be done, and we remain dedicated to expanding representation across our organization while ensuring all staff members feel valued, respected, and empowered in their roles.
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Inclusive hiring is the practice of trying to minimize bias and create an equitable application, interview, selection and offer process for candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.
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