from Mike Hyland, Venture President & CEO

Good morning Venture.  As you surely know, the world we live in has changed drastically in the past week as we have watched communities descend into chaos and senseless violence play out on live television after a man in Minnesota lost his life due to the actions of a person whose job is to help people.  The violence is frightening and obscures the important conversations about who we are as a country and how we need to truly find equality and safety for all.  During such a difficult time in our society, I am reminded of how this agency and others like it stand as beacons of hope.

Venture is, has always been, and will always be a safe place for all of our employees.  Everyone is important, every idea is an opportunity to make us better, and everyone’s experiences matter.  We celebrate our diversity and are grateful that we employ people from over 30 countries, each one of those professionals working to make a difference in someone’s life.  Our strength as an agency comes from people who are all different from each other working together to do the same thing: help those who need it.  I have watched in amazement for over two months as our nurses have worked tirelessly and seamlessly to keep people safe from the pandemic.  One department of people of different ages, different experiences, different beliefs and from different countries all doing the same work in order to help others.  This is one example but it highlights what happens here every day and that is what defines us.  Not our differences but the way we benefit from them in service to others.

The agency will continue to be a safe and welcoming place for everyone we employ and support.  We all come from different places but we ultimately end up being the same.  It is what makes us successful and is what we can all depend on when things around us get far too complicated.

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