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Consistent with our commitment to equity and inclusion, the Towns of Chapel Hill and <br />Carrboro and Orange County Government are taking steps together to center racial <br />equity in the Human Services Funding Program.We are requesting basic information <br />about your organization’s racial equity work. <br />6.How has your organization incorporated racial equity goals into your <br />organizational goals? <br />Kidzu has built DEAI (diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion) initiatives into all <br />planning, whether that be for overall efforts or specific programming. We do so by reaching <br />out to various communities, especially those of color, to better understand their needs and <br />build our offerings around this. We have also joined Museums for All and partnered with <br />several local social service agencies to support equity and inclusion initiatives. In 2022, our <br />Board of Directors adopted a new Strategic Plan that prioritizes DEAI initiatives at a Board <br />level and in all aspects of Kidzu’s programming. A community based DEAI Committee is <br />being formed to encourage more community participation and increase accountability. <br /> <br />7.Please describe how you have involved the intended beneficiaries of the proposed <br />project in the planning and design process (in 100 words or less). <br />Kidzu will leverage long-lasting relationships with local organizations to ground our <br />multicultural/multilingual offerings in community needs and best practices. This includes <br />working with organizations such as El Centro and Transplanting Traditions, allowing us to <br />provide competent and culturally responsive programming developed by BIPOC. We also <br />frequently make use of visitor surveys to conduct needs assessments, in order to be sure <br />we are providing the most robust and community responsive programming. <br /> <br />8.Please fill in your agency demographics in the table below: <br />Agency Demographics <br />Staff Board <br />Gender <br />Men 6 8 <br />Women 24 10 <br />Nonbinary/Genderqueer 1 0 <br />Self-Describe 1 1 <br />Total 31 18 <br />Race and Ethnicity <br />Black or African-American 6 2 <br />American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 <br />Asian Indian 1 0 <br />White 23 16 <br />Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 <br />Chinese 0 0 <br />Japanese 0 0 <br />Program informationPage 12 of 31 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9F73F5ED-FE40-4DB1-BBAD-AF773010D285