Diversity and Inclusion

We, the Community Care Cooperative Board of Directors, hereby declare racism a public health crisis and affirm our commitment to diversity, equity and racial justice. We commit to implementing a proactive response to racial injustice, including charging management to create a Committee that will provide organizational leadership.

Create a diversity, equity, and racial justice statement
Create a diversity, equity, and racial justice Committee Charter, Mission Statement, and 2021 performance metrics and share these results with transparency and accountability
Commit to understanding and overcoming our racial biases and practice cultural humility
Hire, retain, and develop a racially and culturally diverse workforce at all levels of the organization inclusive of leadership and staff, and contract with racially diverse vendors
Promote policies and practices that improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities in communities we serve
Advocate for racially diverse representation in Board governance
Develop equitable policies and practices to achieve the goals of this resolution
Include strategic initiatives in our Balanced Scorecard that advance our work towards racial justice

Our employee-led Diversity, Equity, and Racial Justice (DERJ) Committee works to acknowledge, recognize, and address how white supremacy and systemic racism have adversely impacted people and communities of color. We seek to:

Promote an organization that recognizes the inherent worth of all individuals and foster a culture where Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are equally recognized and valued, and civility and social justice are honored
Commit to racial equity and social justice by fostering inclusiveness, valuing diversity and racial representation, facilitating healing, and promoting avenues to equitable systems by addressing disparities in the workplace, the healthcare system, and within the wider communities served
Learn best practices and sound theories to overcome racism, sharing models, skills, tools, approaches, programs, and practices

Current Initiatives of the Diversity, Equity, and Racial Justice Committee

We strive for true change in all we do, including hosting a DERJ Symposium, employee trainings, affinity groups, vendor relations, and a health equity fellowship program for recent graduates.

DERJ Operation Framework

This frame provides the theory of change, which gives us confidence that the proposed activities will yield the desired impact and propel us closer to a more diverse, inclusive, and racially just state.

Human Resources
Reorient Human Resource policies and practices to provide for and assure proportional representation of the population C3 services.

Racial Justice
Support the racial justice movement within the communities we serve and the industry.

Inclusion
Dismantle all forms of racism against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color within C3.

Health Equity
Close health disparity gaps to a variance of less than 5% for each measure.

Diversity and Inclusion

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