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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 17, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-c <br /> SUBJECT: Upward Mobility Proposal <br /> DEPARTMENT: Social Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager <br /> Nancy Coston, Social Services Director <br /> PURPOSE: To authorize the submission of a grant application to join the Boosting Upward <br /> Mobility from Poverty Cohort through the Urban Institute and to express the Board's ongoing <br /> support of this initiative if Orange County is selected to participate. <br /> BACKGROUND: Earlier this year Orange County through its human service team submitted an <br /> initial application to join the Urban Institute's cohort of county governments in the Upward <br /> Mobility Cohort. Each county in the cohort will develop a local Mobility Action Plan. The Urban <br /> Institute will provide technical assistance and resources to assist this work, particularly <br /> community engagement and identification of valid mobility metrics. <br /> Based on this initial work, the Urban Institute did include Orange in the counties invited to <br /> submit a proposal to be part of the nationwide cohort. For selection, we must demonstrate <br /> commitment to mobility from poverty as well as commitment to addressing structural barriers <br /> facing communities of color. <br /> The Deputy County Manager and the Social Service Director are leading the human service <br /> team developing this proposal. The proposal must be submitted by November 24, 2020, and <br /> requires demonstrated support from the local governing board. <br /> Orange County's participation in this cohort will further the goals of the community, particularly <br /> in finding ways to support low-income residents while promoting racial equity. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: <br /> • FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY <br /> The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; <br /> religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or <br />