The City of New Orleans recently completed a Pay Disparity Study that looked at pay differences across sectors through the lenses of race and gender. Starting …
Tomkins County, New York
Tompkins County is a college town community located in Central New York. As a community we pride ourselves on the various ways we are diverse and inclusive, yet …
City of Vallejo, California
The City of Vallejo is located in Solano County and has a population of approximately 121,000 residents. Vallejo is a rapidly changing, highly diverse community …
City of Norfolk, Virginia
City of Kent, Washington
City of Aurora, Colorado
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Douglas County, Kansas
Douglas County hopes to follow the lead of our largest city and the county seat, the City of Lawrence, in joining GARE in hopes of advancing a consistent and …
City of Evanston, Illinois
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 Pittsburgh
The City of Pittsburgh's' plan to implement a racial equity tool kit into each city department is to launch a program within the government to train, collect …
City of Knoxville, TN
The City of Knoxville formed an equity committee, comprised of department heads and supervisors within City Government, to look across departments at equity …
Boulder County, CO
Inequities in social and political power have been a part of the formation, development, and current fabric of society in the United States. From the relocation …
Peoria, IL
Alexandria, VA
City of Cedar Rapids, IA
The City of Cedar Rapids is in the emerging stages of our racial equity initiative. While the Police Department has been actively engaged in various equity …
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 …
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 …
Monterey County, California
Monterey County is located on the Central Coast of California just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. The rich Salinas Valley extends through the heart of the …
Lane County Equity & Inclusion Department
In 2014, Lane County received a community request to re-establish the Human Rights Advisory Committee. We met with community members and held a larger community …
Durham County, North Carolina
Spanning almost 300 square miles, Durham County is located in the heart of the North Carolina Piedmont Region. Historically known as the "tobacco capital of the …
City of Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota: Our community is stronger when we all do better. Racial equity is key to that strength. Rochester will be a community where everyone …
City of Des Moines, Iowa
The City of Des Moines is the capital city of Iowa, and is home to ethnically and racially diverse residents. Through PlanDSM, our Comprehensive Plan, we have …
Fort Collins CO
The City of Fort Collins is the fourth largest city in Colorado with a population of just over 160,000. To date, our racial equity initiatives have come in the …
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, Minnesota
Before building out an initiative agency-wide, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) racial equity work team began with several pilot projects, …
Napa County, California
Napa County’s Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Mission and Vision states: “We are on a MISSION to serve our community and support its health and …
Merced County Department of Public Health, California
Merced County is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in California. Merced County is a medium-sized, agriculture-based, …
Solano County, California
The Solano County Advancing Race Equity Team originally began as a Public Health initiative. In 2017, Dr. Matyas, the Solano County Health Officer and Public …
City of Pasadena, CA
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 344,791. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county …
Sacramento, California
The Office of Diversity & Equity is committed to leading efforts to build a more representative, equitable, and inclusive City of Sacramento. MISSION: …
Richmond, Virginia
The City of Richmond joins GARE, building on Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s continuing emphasis on equity issues since taking office in December 2016. He has …
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 …
Oakland, California
In October 2016, the City of Oakland launched the Department of Race and Equity. The purpose of this new City of Oakland effort is to help people understand …
Marin County, California
Equity, Economy, Environment and Education (the 4 E’s) have been a top priority for Marin County since 2007. GARE has helped the County accelerate their equity …
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is a member of the Racial Equity Here cohort. Racial Equity Here is a national movement of government leaders working to dismantle institutional …
Long Beach, California
New Health Department Director Mobilizes Data to Encourage Action on Social Determinants of Health In 2013, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human …
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The City of Grand Rapids believes in and relies on racial equity values to eliminate structural racism to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes in their …
City of Durham, North Carolina
Durham is the fifth largest City in the state of North Carolina, with a population of just over 230,000. The City of Durham (COD) operates under a City …
City of Chattanooga, Tennessee
City of Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city in Northern California on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It’s home to the University of California, Berkeley, birthplace of the 1960s …
Ottawa County, Michigan
In the past several years, Ottawa County has contracted with Lakeshore's Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA) to assist in building capacity to promote racial …
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The City of Minneapolis’ racial equity work has evolved from several fronts. The Department of Civil Rights was one of the first departments to explicitly …
Tacoma, Washington
In summer 2013, race relations was becoming a priority issue among some of Tacoma’s community members, elected officials and city managers. Concerns initially …
Dane County, Wisconsin
Dane County began its intentional work towards racial equity in 2008 when Governor Jim Doyle established a commission and produced a report on racial …
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The City of Saint Paul joined GARE in 2015, under the leadership of Mayor Chris Coleman. Focusing on its internal operations, the Saint Paul began developing a …
Madison, Wisconsin
Beginning in 2013, Madison began working on issues of racial equity from the inside out. A focus on racial and health equity started in the Public Health …