Caring Unlimited Does Not Discriminate

Caring Unlimited is welcoming and affirming action employer. We do not discriminate in access to services or in employment on the basis of age, race, religion, color, creed, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, physical or mental disability, service member status, family status, or any other status protected by law.

BLACK LIVES MATTER – A CALL FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

The national protests against police brutality and the systematic oppression of Black individuals and communities, which were reignited by the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, remind Caring Unlimited staff, board and volunteers that a commitment to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion must always be active and ongoing.

We stand with the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence and their Call for Racial Justice, “Until we address and overcome racism in our culture, we cannot create a world free from domestic abuse and violence. When we see those in power using violence with impunity we cannot help but think of the thousands of survivors who describe their abusers in just this way.”

Caring Unlimited stands against white supremacy and all forms of racial injustice. We support the pursuit of justice for the Black Lives lost due to power imbalance, systemic oppression, and acts of hate and violence. Racism and white supremacy exist in our community, and we vow to be part of the movement to decenter whiteness and uplift the voices of individuals who have been systematically oppressed. We will actively participate in conversations and take honest steps toward dismantling racism at our organization and in our community.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Caring Unlimited recognizes that the state and county boundaries of Maine were drawn by colonizers upon the traditional lands of the Wabanaki Confederacy. We honor the Tribes who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy—the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Abenaki Tribes, as well as many other tribes known as “The Lost Tribes”—who have called these lands home for generations. We acknowledge the painful pattern of genocide and colonialism that takes lives, sacred places, and so much more from these Tribes.

We are committed to raising awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), a public health issue that impacts Indigenous communities across North America (1). Four in five Native and Indigenous Women and Girls have experienced violence in their lifetime (2), and 95% of all MMIWG cases are never covered by national media. (3).

Our mission, to work with the community to end domestic violence in York County, Maine, honors the belief that Indigenous peoples know best how to care for their own communities. We uplift the work of the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center in pursuing justice for Native women who experience violence in their homes (4). We recognize the essential work and leadership of the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition in increasing tribal communities’ capacity to respond to domestic and sexual violence in Maine and in providing culturally specific advocacy in tribal communities. (5). 

Caring Unlimited crafted this land acknowledgement in 2021, and we recognize that land acknowledgements have been a traditional custom among Indigenous peoples for centuries. To learn more about Indigenous land acknowledgements, visit this list of resources compiled by Wabanaki REACH.