About Us

The Sankofa Institute for Training and Integrative Services. Inc., also known as SITIS Inc. , is a one-of-a-kind, 501 (c) 3, Not-for-Profit organization, whose mission is to better ensure individuals and communities operate at higher and higher levels of their potentiality. 

We have come to believe attempts to affect constructive change on the individual and group level, begin with healing the wounds  of our past, since, they influence our here-and-now, as well as, future experiences and outcomes. We embrace a behavioral and community health model of service delivery, and an ethno-cultural wellness paradigm,

The Institute's  program initiatives are based on the concepts and principles of Sankofa, a Ghanaian bird, symbolizing  cultural and group survival, and the Nguzo Saba (The 7 African Principles incorporated in the  Kwanzaa celebration). Our focus is on the knowledge that well individuals = well families = well communities. Our philosophy takes into consideration the conditions, diversity, and cultural framework representative of those who live in areas we call "our communities". As a result, we tailor our services to be consistent with our mission, and the reality we face collectively.

Sankofa's services are "ported" - in other words, we bring what you need to you, through our home-based model of community care. We recognize for some, particularly our seniors, and persons with certain disabilities, having to leave the familiarity of a home environment, can be an additional--and unnecessary in our opinion--source of stress.

 Training Seminars,  Retreats, individualized Support Groups,  advocacy, and community initiatives, provide a vehicle through which transformative  change occurs. 

You're on the right path with SITIS Inc. Know where you are going and get there ahead of the competition.  Our services and care models are designed to meet your specific, identified needs, with cultural competence, wisdom, and humility. We draw from various cultural  and lived experiences specific to you, your staff, and or significant others. Thereby, you gain a level of personal insight that gives  you the cutting edge over those would-be competitors and others, who generally look to the external environment for their answers. This approach leaves the most significant part of the equation, themselves, out, and still needing more.

Sankofa Institute's use of Mindfulness and Situational Awareness, along with indigenous technologies, and integrative models and practices,  is a common-sense, competitive,  yet, affordable  solution to difficult-to-manage challenges. The Institute's offerings impact individuals, families,  groups, and organizations in ways that make this a better society.