Mission and Values
Our mission is to support individuals with lived experiences.
Kiva Centers’ Mission and Values
Mission & Guiding Principles
The Kiva Centers Mission is to support individuals who have lived experience with trauma, mental health diagnoses, substance use and/or extreme states. These principles apply to the Kiva Centers, RLCs, and to any other workshops, trainings, classes, groups or individual interactions that occur under the Kiva Centers’ umbrella.
Core Values
The Kiva Centers’ Core Values are Safety & Privacy, Respect, Optimism, Self-Determination and Personal Strength, Mutuality, and Genuine Human Relationships.
SAFETY & PRIVACY
RESPECT
OPTIMISM
SELF-DETERMINATION & PERSONAL STRENGTH
MUTUALITY
GENUINE HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

Human Rights Officer
Shulamith Jacobi (She/They)
Kiva Centers
Monday-Thursday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Fridays: 12:00 pm – 6 pm
Human Rights
We expect everyone to work together in a collaborative manner to en-sure that rights are understood and respected. See the info table on Human Rights, learn more from our Human Rights Officers, or go to www.mass.gov/dmh and click on “policies and forms.”
The Six Fundamental Rights
Ensures all clients have the right to:
- Make and receive confidential phone calls.
- Send and receive unopened, sealed mail.
- Receive visitors.
- A humane psychological and physical environment.
- Special visitors or phone calls with attorneys, legal advocates, social worker, psychologist or clergy.
- Reasonable access to fresh air.