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Forge City Works
Purpose
We use the power of food to transform and empower communities – individuals, families, neighborhoods, and legacies. We are food on a mission.
Vision
Eliminating barriers through the power of food.
Mission
Forge City Works serves people in the Hartford community who have barriers to employment by providing job training in the food and hospitality industry to help them achieve sustainable careers.
Additional Culture Details
Our 7 Non-Negotiables:
1. Acknowledgement & Accountability - We acknowledge each other’s ideas, skills, and opportunities for growth. We drive accountability in performance, achieving goals, and having fun along the way.
2. Clarity is Kind & Kindness Always Wins - We believe that clarity is kind. We do our best to say what we mean and do our best to avoid confusion, frustration, and misunderstandings. We build up, never tear down.
3. DEIB is in our DNA - Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Belonging. These aren't just buzzwords for us; they're
part of our cultural composition.
4. Life-Work Balance - We are all more than our jobs. Our goal is to create an environment that strikes a
balance between life and work success.
5. Mission-Driven Teamwork - Many hands make for lighter work. By embracing the power of collaborative teamwork,
we can accomplish so much more than we'll ever do individually.
6. We Welcome YOU! - FCW supports each individual and embraces all that makes each person unique. We
want authentic, mission-focused folks channeling their most creative, innovative, and compassionate selves. We want it all!
7. VIP's working with VIP's - We have a "hospitality" culture for our customers and employees alike. We are all VIPs
serving VIPs. FCW has a people-centric, people-first culture. When this is exemplified always and in all ways, everyone wins.
1. Acknowledgement & Accountability - We acknowledge each other’s ideas, skills, and opportunities for growth. We drive accountability in performance, achieving goals, and having fun along the way.
2. Clarity is Kind & Kindness Always Wins - We believe that clarity is kind. We do our best to say what we mean and do our best to avoid confusion, frustration, and misunderstandings. We build up, never tear down.
3. DEIB is in our DNA - Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Belonging. These aren't just buzzwords for us; they're
part of our cultural composition.
4. Life-Work Balance - We are all more than our jobs. Our goal is to create an environment that strikes a
balance between life and work success.
5. Mission-Driven Teamwork - Many hands make for lighter work. By embracing the power of collaborative teamwork,
we can accomplish so much more than we'll ever do individually.
6. We Welcome YOU! - FCW supports each individual and embraces all that makes each person unique. We
want authentic, mission-focused folks channeling their most creative, innovative, and compassionate selves. We want it all!
7. VIP's working with VIP's - We have a "hospitality" culture for our customers and employees alike. We are all VIPs
serving VIPs. FCW has a people-centric, people-first culture. When this is exemplified always and in all ways, everyone wins.
Values
- Our Core Values
- We are:
- People-centric - our common humanity makes everyone worthy of dignity, investment, and belonging
- Hospitality-focused - welcoming, wonderment, worthiness, well-being
- Results-driven - we are constantly learning, growing, evaluating, and measuring outcomes so that we can get better everyday
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