In 2012,The New Macomb County report emerged out of a discussion between Macomb County Executive Office, Macomb Community College and Data Driven Detroit. This …
Town of Chapel Hill, NC
The Town of Chapel Hill’s mission is “learning, serving and working together to build a community where people thrive.” To create a place for everyone, the Town …
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
The San Fracisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California’s coastal zone management agency for the San Francisco Bay, has been …
Multnomah County Drainage District
Oregon Governor’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Governor Kate Brown’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is committed to providing leadership and support to Oregon state agencies as they create …
City of Lakewood, WA
City of Olympia, WA
The City of Olympia formed its Committee on Diversity & Equity in 2015. The City of Olympia Committee on Diversity advocates and promotes equality and …
CA State Coastal Commission
In January 2018, the Coastal Commission joined the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE)'s Capitol Cohort. During the first year, the Commission’s …
King County Housing Authority
The King County Housing Authority is in the beginning stages of launching its racial equity initiative with primary objectives for year one being forming a core …
Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County North Carolina is committed to the prevention and elimination of bias and discrimination. In 1987 the Orange County Board of Commissioners …
City of Middleton, WI
The City of Middleton is a vibrant urban ring city on the west side of Madison, the state capital. From 2005-2013, Middleton was honored by Money Magazine and …
City of Lawrence, Kansas
The City of Lawrence has about 100,000 residents, and is 7% Latino, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Multi-racial, and 3% Native American. The City of Lawrence was …
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Oregon Housing and Community Services released our 5 year Statewide Housing Plan last month. We are focusing on 6 policy priorities to substantially advance …
Puget Sound Regional Council
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is the regional planning organization for the central Puget Sound region. The region comes together at PSRC to make …
City of Tukwila, WA
The City of Tukwila is very unique, with less than 20,000 people who reside in the city and more than 150,000 who visit the City every day to work, shop and …
Orange County Health Department, North Carolina
A group of Orange County Health Department (OCHD) staff gathered together in spring 2017 to further explore what was learned during previously attended racial …
Seattle Housing Authority
Seattle Housing Authority’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) is an agency-wide effort to educate its employees on the effects of racism and its impacts …
Peoria, IL
Town of Carrboro, NC
The Town of Carrboro (population 21,544) is located in Orange County and is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area. At the time of …
Council of the District of Columbia
As the central and chief policy-making body for the District of Columbia, the Council’s mission is to provide strong, innovative and effective leadership for …
California State Coastal Conservancy
The State Coastal Conservancy’s vision is of a beautiful, restored, and accessible coast for current and future generations of Californians. We act with others …
Lancaster, PA
The City of Lancaster is comprised of 60,000 residents – 40 percent Latino (largely from Puerto Rico), 17 percent African American, and the remaining non-Latino …
City of Hayward, California
Hayward is the Bay Area’s sixth largest municipality, and ranks among the most diverse in the entire country. Located in Alameda County, the city is home to a …
Cosumnes Community Services District
The Cosumnes Community Services District (CSD) serves an estimated 190,680 south Sacramento County residents in a 157-square mile area. It's award-winning parks …
City of Elk Grove, California
Elk Grove is a high-quality suburban community of approximately 172,000 people, located 14 miles south of the California State Capitol in the State's affordable …
Chicago Department of Public Health
When we talk about the uneven distribution of resources and opportunities in Chicago, just as in any other city in this country, we are talking about race. …
Spokane Regional Health Department
Spokane Regional Health District's (SRHD) new role will be the Chief Health Strategist for eliminating health inequities in our region. SRHD will work more …
Denver Arts & Venues, Colorado
Denver Arts & Venues’ mission is to amplify Denver’s quality of life and economic vitality through premier public venues, arts and entertainment …
Fourth Judicial District Court, Hennepin County, MN
The Fourth Judicial District Court is the largest trial court in Minnesota with 62 judges, 15 referees, and 582 staff who process approximately 40% of all cases …
Bay Area Regional Collaborative
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California’s coastal zone management agency for the San Francisco Bay, has been …
Port of Portland, Oregon
Our social equity journey started around 2013 when many public agencies were considering how to provide services equitably. However, when stakeholder groups …
City of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is the sixth-largest Municipality in Michigan and is located in the southeastern part of the state. The City has 117,000 residents and hosts five …
Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh, PA
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) is the City of Pittsburgh's economic development agency, committed to creating jobs, expanding the City's …
Visit St. Paul, St. Paul Minnesota
Visit Saint Paul is the official convention & visitors bureau for Minnesota's capital city of Saint Paul. The mission of the organization is to generate …
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
The mission of Allegheny County's Maternal and Child Health Department is to begin developing a ‘health equity lens’ for every provider in Allegheny County that …
Office of Juvenile Justice & Equity, Washington State
City of Richfield, Minnesota
The City of Richfield, Minnesota, population 36,557, is a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis and a historically residential community. The City benefits from its …
City of Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minnetonka strives to be a community where all people have a sense of belonging and potential for success. However, we recognize there is a history of …
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park joined GARE as a core member in May of 2017. The month before, City Council passed a resolution—which was introduced by Councilmember Jarrett …
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, California
The California Legislature created the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) in 1955, as the first regional air pollution control agency in …
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Golden Valley is a dynamic first-ring suburb of more than 20,000 residents. Its proximity to downtown Minneapolis and access to four major arterial roadways …
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. DCYF is Washington …
St. Anthony, Minnesota
St. Anthony’s racial equity initiative was put in motion after an officer-involved shooting in July of 2016. The aftermath of the incident was shared on social …
Santa Clara County, California, Public Health Department.
Overview Located in the southern San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Clara is home to many start-up and global technology companies and is one of the wealthiest …
Woodbury, Minnesota
One of Minnesota’s fastest growing cities, Woodbury is now the state’s 9th largest community. Since 2005, the population has grown rapidly from 54,000 to almost …
Mankato, Minnesota
The City of Mankato dedicated resources to advancing racial equity beginning in 2016. Six city employees and the Executive Director of the Greater Mankato …
Bloomington, Minnesota
The City of Bloomington, MN. is a changing community. As local demographics continue to shift, the City acknowledges the importance of taking leadership in …
Richmond, California
Racial Equity for Richmond While Richmond believes that all people are created equal and racial makeup should not decide outcomes, we live in a society where …
Northfield, Minnesota
The City of Northfield values all members of their community and recognizes the demographic makeup of their citizens will continue to change. Therefore, the …
Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Michigan
The Department of Civil Rights investigates and resolves discrimination complaints and works to prevent discrimination through educational programs that promote …
Culver City, California
Culver City, California is participating in the GARE Southern California cohort. …
Baltimore Bureau of Budget & Management Research
The conversation of equity in government has been growing in Baltimore for several years, with the Department of Health's focus on health equity and the …
Dubuque, Iowa
The City of Dubuque’s commitment to addressing racial equity has increased as our local population has become more racially and ethnically diverse. As early as …