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People who grapple with poverty, violence, trauma and oppression are often forced to make difficult tradeoffs that may provide short-term gains at the expense of their long-term wellbeing. Instead of interrupting these cycles, well-intentioned interventions may have the opposite effect, solidifying inequities that not only hold back individuals, but society as a whole. The Full Frame Initiative is a social change organization that partners with pioneering organizations, systems and communities across the country to fundamentally shift their focus from fixing problems to fostering wellbeing—the needs and experiences essential for health and hope. Together, we are creating possibilities for lasting change in people’s lives and sparking a broader movement that replaces poverty, violence, trauma and oppression with wellbeing and justice. The mission of the Full Frame Initiative is to change systems so that people and communities experiencing poverty, violence, trauma and oppression have the tools, supports and resources they need to thrive. We are driven by a fundamental belief that everyone has a right to wellbeing—the needs and experiences essential for health and hope. But, everyone does not have equal access to wellbeing. FFI partners with pioneering organizations, systems and communities across the country to fundamentally shift their focus from fixing problems to fostering wellbeing. FFI demonstrates how this shift creates lasting change for people and opens the door for greater equity in society. Through a variety of tools—from policy, practice and culture change with partners; to thought-provoking insights that challenge the field; and mobilization of those who are ready for big change—FFI reveals how a new perspective can turn into new responses. We then amplify systemic successes to spur broader action and seed a movement for wellbeing.
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