Our Story
Founded by two Clinical Social Workers in 2019, SSIM Inc started out as a creative and holistic project for young people. In efforts to provide access and financial assistance to families in need of mental health and wellness services, SSIM Inc. will offer assistance in accessing services and partner with community-based organizations (CBO) to provide dance and movement programs and therapeutic resources. SSIM believes that everyone has an innate desire to dance and move and that kids learn best through play. Before we could talk, we could move to communicate, connect and explore the world. We value the use of movement-based activities and art forms to engage and empower young people through their authentic movements. We welcome young people with varying cultures, abilities, and neurodiversity into our SSIM community.
Our Approach
We use storytelling to strengthen personal and collective resilience and belonging through kinesthetic empathy. We aim to promote authenticity and acceptance among all of our young people. We emphasize relationship-building through kinesthetic empathy and attunement.
Vision and Values
Vision Statement
We envision a world where all young people have access to dance and movement forms to create, explore and express themselves and become artists of their own wellness journeys.
Intentional Collaboration
We welcome intentional collaboration through sharing ideas, learning and teaching, and honoring individual differences, lived experiences, and diverse communities. We act as bridge builders to form connections and engage other community organizations and programs.
Inclusion & Accessibility
We respect and value the diversity of perspectives, movement styles, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. We recognize and honor the uniqueness of an individual's dance and movement repertoires.
Creative Expression
We celebrate creativity and storytelling in everything we do. We use a variety of movement forms to engage and empower young people through their authentic movements. We believe that everyone has an innate desire to dance and move.
Power of Authenticity
We believe in providing spaces that are welcoming and allow young people to be exposed to various movement forms to become artists and creative agents of their own journeys