Racial Equity Series

Join the Change Well Project for our three-part Racial Equity Series:

• Racial Equity Part 1: Decolonize Design: Belonging, Dignity, Justice and Joy Learning Session 
• Racial Equity Part 2: Reducing Racial Disparities through Programmatic Data and Program Design
• Learning Communities: Opportunity for Peers to speak with Peers

Session 1 | (April 6 and April 27): 

Decolonize Design: Belonging, Dignity, Justice and Joy Learning Session | An interactive learning session on bringing racial equity to the forefront of our work to address homelessness led by Decolonize Design—a global consultancy leading a movement to create a more just and joyful world.

Join the Change Well Project for an interactive learning session on bringing racial equity to the forefront of our work to address homelessness. It is undeniable that People of Color are overrepresented in our statewide homelessness system and addressing racial disparities is a part of the overall strategy to reduce homelessness. This workshop is part one of our racial equity series and will be led by our partners at Decolonize Design, a global consultancy leading a movement to create a more just and joyful world.

Through this 2-hour session we will:  

• EXPOSE: the shortcomings of the status quo and its toxic impact on marginalized people.  
• EXPLORE: the impetus and design of prevalent approaches to D&I through a critical and empathetic lens.  
• EVOLVE: our collective understanding through belonging, dignity, justice and joy.

Sessions

Two sessions will be offered to accommodate everyone (maximum capacity 75 people) and still maintain an intimate group. Please choose one of the following dates: April 6th 10 – 12 PST OR April 27th 10-12 PST.

Session 2 | (May 4): 

Reducing Racial Disparities through Programmatic Data and Program Design

What do you know about the people in your homelessness system and how their journey through the system looks? Is it the same for everyone in the system? Come explore ways you can gain insight to answers these questions.

Homelessness services generate rich quantitative and qualitative data that can be harnessed to surface racial disparities by program outcomes and program stages and inform decision makers on interventions to advance racial equity systemwide.  Join us and learn about key data indicators that will support your county or tribal community’s journey toward a more equitable homelessness system.

In this two-hour session we will:

1. Provide a brief overview of structural policies that have contributed to the overrepresentation of people of color in the homelessness response system.
2. Identify where racial disparities tend to present along the pathway from outreach to housing placement and retention.
3. Discuss system performance measures and strategies for identifying gaps in system level data.

Learning Objectives: 

At the end of this session or training or program, participants will be able to:

1. Conceptually understand underlying structural policies that have contributed to the overrepresentation of people of color in the homelessness response system.
2. Identify where racial disparities tend to present along the pathway from outreach to housing placement and retention.
3. Identify system performance data they have access to or would like to have access to.
4. Understand strategies for dissecting their data to analyze if participants are equitably moving through their systems.

Session 3 | (May 18, 2022): Learning Communities 

We are offering three Learning Community Sessions on May 18th, please select one to attend:

• Large, condensed communities
• Smaller, rural communities
• Tribal communities

The Learning Community is a safe creative space to explore the concepts presented in parts I and II to hear from other communities like yours on how they are thinking about or implementing the concepts, and to share lessons learned.