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Our Goals

1. Build collaborative cross-cultural discourse to support Latina/o responsive evaluation.
2. Identify and apply appropriate theory to the practice and study of evaluation of activities and services with and for Latina/o populations.
3. Establish a network of likeminded scholars and practitioners who are appropriately skilled for the evaluation work with Latina/o populations.  

LaRED Mission:  

LaRED is a vibrant comunidad of Latine/x/o/a evaluators and allies serving Latine communities committed to advancing evaluation frameworks, theories, and methods that honor Latine experiences and cultural contexts.  We are dedicated to culturally responsive and equitable evaluation practices that produce tangible, meaningful transformation defined and led by the community. We are dedicated to increasing the representation, leadership, and influence of Latine professionals in the field of evaluation. Through relational mentoring, mutual support, and culturally grounded inquiry within a safe and affirming space, LaRED fosters sustainable pathways for emerging leaders and reshapes evaluative paradigms to reflect the strengths, wisdom, and lived experiences of Latine communities and professionals. We challenge extractive models and advocate for evaluation practices that promote accountability to the people and places we serve.

LaRED Vision: We envision a future where Latine/x/o/a evaluators are prominently represented in leadership positions across the evaluation field, actively shaping its direction and growth with voice, power, and purpose. LaRED will be a catalyst for developing transformative culturally responsive evaluation frameworks and approaches that authentically honor the strengths, cultural contexts, stories, and lived experiences of Latine communities. Through our vibrant and expanding network of members, partners, and allies—our comunidad—we will foster sustained, relational collaborations that challenge dominant paradigms, dismantle structural inequities, and ensure evaluations produce meaningful benefits for communities. Our vision is realized when evaluation becomes a practice of solidarity, accountability, and liberation that centers community and consistently reflects the cultural values and strengths of Latine communities.

Values:

1. TRUST - the confidence that comes from demonstration of validity, appropriateness and meaningfulness.
2. OPENNESS - sharing broadly and without reservation in easily accessible ways the information and ideas related to best practice Latina/o evaluation.
   
3. INCLUSION - the determination a priority that all voices matter and the deliberate effort to hear and consider those voices in decision making related to individual and collective effort.
4. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - the acknowledgment to the primary of concerns for real and long-term welfare of individual and collective others.
5. INTEGRITY - the decision to be consistent to and with values and purpose in all things and communities. 
6. COMMUNITY - the prioritization of common wellbeing over individual interest, advantage or agenda.  
7. SUSTAINABILITY - endeavoring always to build, develop, organize and operate in a manner which is maintainable and responsible and consistent with organizational values.