How We Got Here

Priority #1 - Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) learning cohort

From December 2018 through May 2019, 12 staff leaders from the City of Sacramento completed the GARE’s Northern California learning cohort to build capacity and strategic planning that embeds racial equity in decision making and outcomes. From June through November 2019, the learning cohort continued to meet to draft a five-year equity action plan.

Completed in May 2019.

Priority #2 - Race & Gender Equity Action Plan development

Race & Gender Equity Action Plan (2020-2025) serves a living road map to guide the work of all City departments and offices to organize and operationalize a racial equity lens to cultivate a City workforce that is more reflective of the community we serve.

Completed in January 2020.

Priority #3 - Equity & inclusion training development

Pilot an Equity & Inclusion Leadership Series - Developed in direct collaboration with the City of Sacramento’s Human Resources Department Organizational Development Team, this training initiative offers a variety of learning and training opportunities through the calendar year for City staff that includes D&Iogues, 5 Approaches to Diversity & Inclusion, Performance Management, Gender Bias Training, Gender Sexuality Awareness Training, and 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge.

Completed in January 2020.

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