Join us for the second in our educational series – this month focused on Education Equity. Flyer attached!

Here is the registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItduyqqj4jGNNYr1XiPDQG17sJdOO48MaS

Community Voices Panel: Shifting Power

WHAT: In an engaging panel conversation, learn how three communities—Lake County, Colo.; Gastonia, N.C.; and Proviso Township, Ill.—are empowering and elevating the voices of community members as they work to align sectors and address racial inequities.   

WHEN: Thursday, April 1, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET 

PANELISTS:

• Katie Baldassar, Executive Director, Lake County Build a Generation 
• Vanessa DeLira, Community Connector, Lake County Build a Generation 
• Lena Hatchett, PhD, Co-Founder and Executive Lead, Proviso Partners for Health 
• Christopher Epps, Garden Manager, Proviso Partners for Health 
• Donyel Barber, Community Health Coordinator, Kintegra Health; Councilwoman, City of Gastonia 
• Vincent Wong, Director of Community Services, City of Gastonia 
• Moderator: Tiffany Manuel, PhD, President and CEO, The CaseMade

REGISTER:

Register to receive the livestream link prior to the event. Please forward to colleagues or partners who may be interested. 

Questions? Email Aligning Systems for Health.

ABOUT ALIGNING SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH

Aligning Systems for Health, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is identifying, testing, and sharing what works to align health care, public health, and social services to better address the goals and needs of the people and communities they serve.

Recommended Reading

1.  Some really interesting reading on advancing racial justice and equity, particularly in the food system from Community Commons. Link here: https://mailchi.mp/communitycommons/dismantling-racism-and-food-system-equity?e=5774f51139

2.  Sharing some Covid-19 related information that may be useful in answering questions about the vaccine, please see attached.

Please help the Coordinating Team make HIC meetings work for you! We have a brief (3 min) anonymous survey that will help us with planning for the coming year. Please help us out! Let us know if you need it in a word format.

It’s not too late! We've extended our deadline for our mini grant opportunity! The application is now due on 3/26/21.

We are seeking to give partnership grants to organizations in the region that are doing community engagement and racial equity  work. Please share this opportunity with your networks! We are also looking for HIC members who can help the Coordinating Team to score applications. We expect that this will take 3.5 hours. Please let Laurel or Isabelle (isabelle@isabellebarbour.com) know if you are interested in helping out.