EQUITY & ENGAGEMENT ACTION ITEMS
Below are the action items identified for each priority outlined in the Equity & Engagement section of the Near Eastside Quality of Life Plan.
| 1.1: Ensure that the Community Action Team reflects the diversity of the neighborhood and can equitably represent the voices of those experiencing marginalization on the near Eastside.
Implementation Partner: Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
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| 1.2: Develop equity guidelines that are rooted in asset-based community development principles for lead agencies and CATs to audit the actions proposed to fulfill QoL goals.
Implementation Partner: Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
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| 1.3: Actively work with other QoL CATs to provide assistance and guidance for inclusive community development on the near Eastside.
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| 1.4: Issues of inequity that present themselves throughout the fulfillment of the 2020 QoL plan are mediated through listening, advising, and facilitating a pathway forward for an equitable near Eastside that supports all of its neighbors.
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| 2.1: Develop a list of institutionalized resources and grass roots community resources that reach underrepresented near Eastside neighbors in order to plan equitable meeting spaces, and employ an equitable outreach strategy that includes physical and digital outreach.
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| 2.2: Develop an equitable community outreach strategy that all near Eastside agencies can employ for projects and events that includes canvassing, fliers, newsletters, and social media and is youth-friendly.
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| 2.3: Hold meetings in community spaces that are a part of diverse community members’ everyday life, such as the near Eastside Latinx community, in order to ensure diverse community members are represented and part of planning the near Eastside’s future alongside near Eastside organizations and agencies.
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| 2.4: Create bi-lingual and visual means of communication for neighbors experiencing language and literacy barriers.
Implementation Partner: Identified by Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
| 3.1: Equity and Engagement Community Agency Team works with agencies and organizations to identify grants and projects that can help remove barriers for neighbors experiencing marginalization.
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| 3.2: Near Eastside leadership and neighbors attend training to engage with racial bias, such as Undoing Racism offered through Child Advocates.
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| 4.1: Provide leadership opportunities for neighbors experiencing marginalization on the near Eastside.
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| 4.2: Near Eastside organizations should complete a leadership analysis to assess and reflect on if they represent the neighborhood they serve and take action steps to do so.
Implementation Partner: Identified by Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
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| 4.3: Support existing programs that work to support community members facing citizenship barriers.
Implementation Partner: Identified by Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
| 5.1: Make connections with youth leadership to develop youth involvement strategies that embrace diverse leadership strategies and reflect the demographics of the near Eastside.
Implementation Partner: Identified by Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
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| 5.2: Create environments and communication opportunities where all youth feel safe and involved in the future of the near Eastside.
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| 5.3: Foster soft skill development with youth that builds civic involvement.
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| 5.4: Create a network of peer mentors throughout the near Eastside with existing groups to support youth through similar life experiences, such as homelessness, youth parenting, food insecurity, discrimination, harassment, and other issues that disproportionately face youth experiencing marginalization.
Implementation Partner: Identified by Equity & Engagement Community Action Team |
Interested in getting involved in the Equity & Engagement implementation?
There are many ways to get involved with the Quality of Life Plan for the near Eastside. You can attend a monthly Community Action Team meeting or the quarterly Plan Summit.
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