Racial inequities are evident across every indicator of well-being. From life expectancy, to health, education, income, and neighborhood design – race matters. In order to advance racial equity, the California Strategic Growth Council is working in collaboration with the Public Health Institute to support the Capitol Collaborative on Race & Equity (CCORE) – a racial equity capacity-building program for California State employees.
CCORE builds on the success of a 2018-2019 Government Alliance for Race and Equity Capitol Cohort pilot initiative, and offers two cohorts for participants to receive training to learn about, plan for, and implement activities that embed racial equity approaches into institutional culture, policies, and practices. Teams of up to 16 State employees represent their affiliated state departments, agencies, and offices, participate in the curriculum, and contribute to advancing racial equity in their organization. The Learning Cohort is for State entities that do not yet have Racial Equity Action Plans and the Advanced Implementation Cohort supports state entities in implementing advanced actions and system changes for racial equity.
This program is supported by Race Forward, the Public Health Institute, and the California Endowment.
- Capitol Collaborative on Race & Equity Info Sheet (2020–2021)
- GARE Capitol Cohort Fact Sheet (2018–2019)
- Strategic Growth Council Racial Equity Action Plan (2019)
- CA Research Bureau Memo: How have other jurisdictions worked to embed equity?
- GARE Capitol Cohort 2019: Program Details and Schedule
- GARE Capitol Cohort Video
Health in All Policies Advancing Equity Speaker Series
As part of the Capitol Cohort racial equity initiative, the Health in All Policies Program is facilitating a quarterly speaker series is facilitated to increase government employees’ knowledge and understanding of strategies that promote racial equity, create a cross-sector learning forum, and provide networking opportunities. 2018 Speaker Series presentations include:
- Advancing Racial Equity Speaker Series: Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Adversity
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California’s Surgeon General - Governing for Racial Equity: California’s State-Level Capitol Cohort
Featuring Race Forward, Public Health Institute, and California Department of Publich Health - The Role of Government in Addressing Institutional Racism
Featuring john a. powell, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society - Strategies and Opportunities to Advance Workforce
Diversity
Featuring Stephen Menendian, Haas institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
Racial and Gender Pay Gaps in California State Government: A Path Towards Workforce Equity
An analysis of pay gaps across racial/ethnic and gender subgroups in California’s civil service and a survey of strategies to advance parity within the State’s workforce
Participating Departments and Agencies
2020-2021 Learning Cohort
- Department of Aging
- Department of Conservation
- Conservation Corps
- Fi$cal
- Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Department of Food & Agriculture
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
- Housing Finance Agency
- Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission
- Office of Planning & Research
- Public Utilities Commission
2018-2019 Learning and Implementation Cohorts
- California Arts Council
- California Coastal Commission
- California Department of Public Health
- California Department of Housing and Community Development
- California Department of Transportation
- California Department of Education
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- California Department of Community Services and Development
- California Department of Social Services
