• To date Palm Beach County has had fourteen (14) organizations commit to joining its local Advancing the Mission network, with other agencies in the pipeline.
• Since 2019, four Advancing the Mission sessions have been held.
• To date more than 350 individuals representing dozens of organizations have participated in the Advancing the Mission workshops series.
• First virtual Advancing the Mission held July 29, 2020 via ZOOM. The session drew more than 150 participants, representing over 35 agencies, breakout session participants averaged approximately 30 attendees.
• Added two additional members to Birth to 22 Racial Equity Workgroup. Workgroup now as a total of six (6) active members and (1) consultant.

Diverse & Inclusive Resources

• Anti-Racism Resources
• IllumiNative
• Equity in the Center
• Board Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Impact Assessment Toolkit
• BoardSource
• Crowdsourcing Network
• Racial Equity Tools
• Hiring an Equity Consultant

Books, Podcasts, & Resources for All Ages!

• HELPING KIDS RISE
• A KIDS BOOK ABOUT WHITE PRIVILEGE
• JUNETEENTH HISTORY
• IMAGINE ME BOOKS
• HISPANIC HERITAGE RESOURCES
• BIRACIAL BOOKWORMS
• EMBRACE RACE
• NICE WHITE PARENTS: PODCAST
• AMAZON BEST SELLERS
• HERE 'WEE' READ
• A KIDS BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM
• 1000 BLACK GIRL BOOKS
• BEST PODCASTS FOR KIDS
• THE CONSCIOUS KID
• ANTI-RACISM BOOKS FOR KIDS

Training & Workshops

The interactive trainings outlined below explore perspectives on race, racism, and racial and ethnic disparities.

Race-Based Implicit Bias and Micro Aggression through Youth Services Department with Dr. Danniella Jones 2-hour webinar

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Racial Equity Institute

Multiple systems, funders and organizations are working with the Greensboro, NC-based Race Equity Institute to deliver presentations, workshops and consultation about the history of structural racism. Click below for more information about their specific workshops.

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More Workshops

Two-day Race Equity Phase I Workshop - this workshop presents a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism.

Groundwater Presentation - 3-hour data-driven examination of the American systems from an equity lens.

Latinx Challenges Workshop - for people who live in or work with Latino communities and are interested in ending racial disparities in our institutions and working together for social justice.

Additional Information & Resources About Racial Equity

• Birth to 22 in partnership with PBC Community Services - Government Alliance on Race Equity (GARE), Advancing the Mission supports organizations who have gone through REI Phase I to operationalize and institutionalize race equity in their work.
• To date more than 350 individuals representing dozens of organizations have participated in these workshops where they learned how to use racial equity tools to identify clear goals and measurable outcomes that will reduce racial inequities and improve success for all groups.
• These ongoing workshops are designed to enhance leaders’ ability to utilize racial equity tools and assessments, identify policies and institutional practices that lead to reducing racial inequities and develop racial equity action plans within their respective organizations.
• To date Palm Beach County has had fourteen (14) organizations commit to joining its local Advancing the Mission network, with another 3-4 agencies in the pipeline. The goal is to have twenty (20) organizations join the effort by the end of 2020.
• As a network member Palm Beach County is able to engage in building local, regional and national collaborations, access technical support and resources that will enable our community to establish new pathways to deepen our racial equity work.
• Organizing Against Racism Palm Beach County Alliance (OAR) is an organizing body for alumni of the REI and the former Toward a More Perfect Union to deepen their anti-racist work. Several efforts are underway through this alliance:
  • Data-driven: capturing stories of racism including structural racism in PBC
  • Race-based Learning and Action: caucusing through people of color caucus, Latinx caucus and white caucus
  • Addressing Systematic Racism: affinity groups organizing around three systems: behavioral health, criminal justice and education
  • Collective Learning and Action: general meetings when both caucuses come together