Core Values…We talk about them around our office. Phrases like “What’s at your core?” can be heard and repeated until they blend into the background noise. Sadly, sometimes we simply dismiss these phrases because we assume what they voice are present. In this case, association does not result in manifestation. In order to embody our Core Values it requires taking the words off the page and living them out. It involves getting hands dirty and tough conversations. This is how you differentiate an idea from a lifestyle.
Among the values we hold at CK, the one that’s more central, pivotal, and resonates the deepest and loudest within me is Service. The act of serving, loving, supporting and just being there for those around you, both inside and outside your immediate circle of influence, is a way to demonstrate and live out Service. At CK we put action to our beliefs through projects and initiatives designed to express this. Projects like the one we recently completed with Street Grace.
Street Grace is an organization that fights the commercial sexual exploitation of children. They mobilize resources, advocacy, prevention, and restoration. Prevention is always better than a cure. That’s why Street Grace maintains a network of resources, mainly in the form of facilities which provide environments and situations designed to mitigate the chances children will end up on the streets and in the sex trade. In part, the organization does this through homes that provide safety, securi [Read more…] about Street Grace – Service Project