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We are committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At The Family Partnership, we are committed to sustained actions over time to advance equity, diversity and inclusion in our society and organization.
Our Actions
We know systemic inequities, especially based on race, pose real and significant barriers to people and communities working to reach their full potential.
The Family Partnership strives to develop, model, and influence policies and systems to ensure that diversity, inclusion, justice, and equity flourish in our organization, city, state, and country.
Awake to Woke to Work Framework
The Family Partnership uses the Awake to Woke to Work framework to move our EDI work forward.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Council
The EDI Council includes board members and employees representing different levels and departments across the organization. The council provides guidance and incorporates an EDI lens into agency policy and practices.
Staff EDI Conversations
The Family Partnership regularly and intentionally sets aside time for staff to participate in race and equity discussions, creating an engaged, learning environment.
Leadership Development and Recruitment
The Family Partnership strives to increase employee, management, and board representation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) because decisions, policies, practice and outcomes are better when diverse points of view inform them.
Staff and Management Diversity
In comparison to demographic percentages in the community per the most recent available census data, The Family Partnership meets or exceeds the number of women and BIPOC individuals in the available workforce in all employment categories as they are reported to the state.
Social Determinates of Health
Research and brain science inform The Family Partnership’s EDI work.
Researchers across the country and the World Health Organization have found that social determinates of health create societal stratification – responsible for health and economic inequities among different groups of people. Impacts include not having access to safe, stable housing; healthy food or quality health services; or, to avoid exposure to environmental pollution.
Our work addresses the disparities created by social determinates of health for Minneapolis families who experience poverty and trauma, often for multiple generations.
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