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Crafting Creativity Fostering Community Join Griot Arts in Celebrating Expression Connection Creativity We define creativity as creative expression which stretches beyond traditional art forms to include problemsolving courage imagination and the harnessing of selfexpression to bring ideas to life. Community We aim to cultivate a wellrounded community by providing supportive services being a supportive community partner and building networks ofpartnerships to increase resources for community members. Compassion We define compassion as the emotional response to anothers pain leading to a desire to take action. We prioritize approaching compassion to remove barriers rather than fulfil a selfserving or savior mentality.