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<br />Program informationPage 2 of 10 <br />Intended beneficiaries are current and potential renters , usually low income, usually <br />minorities. Pre-COVID: regular neighborhood and tenant meetings were held for <br />suggestions on planning and design for upcoming projects. Post -Covid: Rely on virtual <br />listening sessions, limited community meetings, food, and gift certificates giveaways <br />(outside) which give EI the opportunity to ask for input. Tenants are encouraged to share <br />their ideas via phone or via the EI website. Information sharing wit h other non-profits likely <br />to be serving the same populations: Community Empowerment, Jackson Center, DSS, <br />area churches, Family Success Alliance, Interfaith Council has proven successful . <br />b. How has your organization racial equity goals into your organizational goals? <br /> <br />EI understands that the wealth and income status of individuals can be directly traced to <br />racial discrimination and bias. EI has created an infrastructure to achieve racial equity <br />goals for renters by supplying housing counseling, financial literacy, and strategic <br />partnerships that help people of color thrive, thus reducing racial disparities between this <br />population and the more privileged. EI partners with organizations throughout the <br />communities of Northside and Pine Knolls to understand and target community-based <br />needs. EI also works with other non-English speaking communities such as manufactured <br />home communities to provide resources to assist and bridge language, transportation, <br />and employment barriers. <br /> <br /> <br />a. Please fill in the below questions and provide any additional context on the racial <br />composition of the organization and board leadership: <br /> <br />i. % of staff that are people of color: 100% <br />ii. % of board that are people of color: 75% <br />iii. % of staff that have attended racial equity training: 95% <br /> <br /> <br />b. Please describe any additional activities your organization is doing to address racial <br />equity. <br /> <br />EI currently has 3 programs whose focus is to address racial equity in Orange County. <br />The Home Buyers Education classes and Foreclosure Prevention Program targets <br />potential and current homeowners. In addition, the newly created Eviction Stabilization <br />Counseling Program, for renters was established to offer people of color the opportunity <br />to receive counseling as well as connect them to resources such as the HOPE Program, <br />Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA) program and local organizations to keep them <br />housed during the current pandemic. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 7E3B840A-729F-4167-AA3E-B7E3D1B7700F