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5 <br /> On Orang Community Engag m nt in Action <br /> The initial f amewo k d aft was p esented in June 2021, and community engagement emains a <br /> touchstone of the f amewo k. The multi-ju isdictional wo kg oup offe ed th ee gene al p esentation <br /> sessions,followed by to geted out each p esentations to va ious communities and demog aphic g oups <br /> and collected questionnai e feedback. <br /> The gene al sessions, held online, we a designed to info m, involve, and consult with the community by <br /> sha ing the pu pose and status of the d aft plan and by asking a se ies of questions to gauge if the plan <br /> met the community's inte ests and needs in advancing acial equity. See questions and esponse <br /> summa ies below. Du ing to geted out each,the length of the p esentations adjusted due to time <br /> const aints. Info mation about the acial equity plan was p ovided along with the questionnai e. <br /> In total,the e we a 660 esponses, some pa ticipants selected mo a than th ee esults ega ding acial <br /> equity that they would like to see. Ove whelmingly we encounte ed equity f iendly community <br /> membe s and many of those have lived expe iences as a pe son of colo . Many of the comments denoted <br /> a lack of t ust that p og ess towa ds acial equity will be achieved. Th ough fu the development and full <br /> implementation of each of the pilla s listed below,we intend to esto a that t ust. <br /> Qu stion 1:What is on hop and on f ar about this Countywid Racial Equity Fram work? <br /> • Hop s—Community, change, people being t eated fai ly, unity, and peace. <br /> • F ars—Lack of action, initiative will fail, inc eased acial tension, and violence. <br /> Qu stion 2:What thr r sults r garding racial quity would you lik to s ? <br /> The e we e 11 majo themes noted.The top fou esults we e: <br /> 1. Imp oved Education Outcomes fo Child en of Colo <br /> 2. Inc eased Affo dable Housing Options <br /> 3. Inc eased Employment Oppo tunities fo People of Colo <br /> 4. Imp oved Health Outcomes fo People of Colo <br /> See additional details and tables in Appendix A. <br /> Racial Equity Pillars <br /> A sub-committee was developed fo each pilla -T aining, Community Engagement, Racial Index, Racial Equity <br /> Assessment Lens,and Evaluation and Accountability. Each subcommittee included staff f om Ca bo o,Chapel <br /> Hill, Hillsbo ough and O ange County. <br /> Pillar 1—Training and Organizational Capacity <br /> O ganizational capacity is a key component in advancing acial equity effo ts.This includes a plan to <br /> p ovide t aining to build capacity and advance acial equity in countywide systems. It is impo tant to <br /> p ovide adequate acial equity t aining to ensu e that employees, Elected Officials, adviso y boa ds and <br /> commissions, community pa the s and othe stakeholde s build a foundation including definitions of key <br /> to minology and commonality. It is also impo tant to evaluate policies, se vices and new initiatives <br /> inco po ating an equity lens and encompassing acial equity in eve yday ope ations and decision-making <br /> p ocesses. <br /> GARE acial equity t aining topics include: <br />