Racial Equity

 We recognize that many of the community conditions we wish to change involve inequities that must be addressed in order to achieve the results we seek.  The Annie E. Casey Foundation developed a toolkit to assist with this kind of work. The Race Matters toolkit  "is designed to help decision-makers, advocates, and elected officials get better results in their work by providing equitable opportunities for all. The approach described in the toolkit deals specifically with policies and practices that contribute to inequitable outcomes for children, families, and communities."

We are in the process of applying these tools to our planning and have developed racial equity analyses of several issues related to our impact work.

Racial Equity and Homelessness
Racial Equity and School Readiness
Racial Equity and Education

Addressing embedded racial inequities requires changes in policies and practices across systems and institutions. Improving the level of cultural competency among the human services available in our community can play a role in promoting such change. Our Systems Support Impact Council has established a goal of increasing the levels of cultural competency in the human services system in King County.  Read more about cultural competency.