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1/16/24, 2:02 PM HSOA-24-49 <br />https://chapelhillnc.workflow.opengov.com/#/explore/records/62830/297526 6/14 <br />Describe how the agency incorporates racial equity into its goals. (150 word limit) <br />Describe how the intended beneficiaries of the proposed project(s) were involved in the planning and design <br />process. (150 word limit) <br />Percent (%) of Staff who attended racial equity <br />trainings. <br />100 <br />Percent (%) of Board Members who attended racial <br />equity trainings. <br />71 <br />Describe other racial equity related activities. <br />Water safety statistics show: <br /> <br />Past discriminatory actions denied many families of color access to swimming <br />facilities and swim lessons. As a result, children grew up in households where adults <br />were unable to learn and pass on water safety and basic swimming skills. SFC began <br />in 2019 with the goal of breaking that cycle by targeting higher need children (those of <br />lower income and of color). <br />Currently SFC is working with 15 Title I schools -- 6 in OCS and 9 in Durham Public <br />Schools. 75% of the population are students of color. <br />10 people drown each day in the US. • <br />80-100 near drownings occur daily in the US. • <br />79% of children in households with incomes less than $50,000 have little-to-no <br />swimming ability. <br />• <br />64% of black, 45% of Hispanic/Latino, and 40% of white children have little to <br />no swimming ability. <br />• <br />88% of childhood drownings can be prevented with formal swimming lessons.• <br />We work closely with our partners at the schools and the pools on the development <br />of timelines, logistics, and a participation permission form. We have <br />joint communication sessions with pool staff, school teachers and administrators, and <br />parents. All partners have access to all SFC teaching handbooks. <br />Our first partnership in Durham was with DPS and NC Central University (NCCU), a <br />historically black college/university (HBCU). This partnership has NCCU students, <br />most of whom are people of color, teaching the 2nd grade students in the surrounding <br />elementary schools. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 24B21284-4C91-400A-B5A9-0EAB830F7C32