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CITIES UNITED TO PROMOTE Black Male Achievement

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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: BALTIMORE

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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: BOSTON

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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: CHICAGO


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: CLEVELAND


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: COLUMBUS

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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: HOUSTON


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: INDIANAPOLIS

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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: JACKSON, MS


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: KANSAS CITY


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: LOS ANGELES


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: MINNEAPOLIS


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: NEWARK, NJ


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: OAKLAND


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: PHILADELPHIA


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Homicide Victims by Race and Gender: SEATTLE


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¨  Armed with this knowledge, many communities still take a universal approach to violence prevention strategy, programming, and evaluation.

¨  “Universal approaches that are not sensitive to the needs of the particular have uneven impact (Powell, 2011).” ¤  False universalism assumes that targeted policies that

address the needs of certain populations become a divisive wedge.

¤  False universalism also assumes that everyone benefits from universal approaches. But universal approaches that are not sensitive to the needs of the particular are never truly universal; they tend to have an uneven impact, and can even exacerbate racial inequality at times.

¤  We need to be universal in our goals but not in our process.

False Universalism: �Reducing Violent Deaths Among Black Males

�Belief Statement �

We believe that African American men and boys matter and are assets to our nation, which should not be squandered.

Mission Statement

Cities United supports a national network of Mayors who are committed to developing and implementing plans working in partnership with community leaders, families, youth, philanthropy, government officials, and other stakeholders dedicated to reducing the epidemic of murders among African American men and boys.

Vision Statement

By 2025 more than 500 Mayors from across the country will have partnered with community leaders, families, youth, philanthropies, and other stakeholders to implement plans that result in Cities United realizing a 50% national reduction of violence and violence related deaths among African American men and boys.

Principals •  City of Philadelphia •  City of New Orleans •  Open Society Foundations’ Campaign

for Black Male Achievement •  Casey Family Programs •  National League of Cities Core Planning Team ¨  Association of Black Foundation Executives ¨  John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ¨  U.S. Conference of Mayors ¨  Three appointed millennial leaders

Cities United: Key Partners

Cities United Framework for Impact: �14 Down and Counting

1.  Build political will to change 2.  Create local leadership team 3.  Connect city leaders in a national

network 4.  Engage the leaders of the

‘violence factories’ in the conversation

5.  Create a city-wide workgroup or commission

6.  Be systematic about targeting resources where they are most needed

7.  Construct multi-year plan of action

Cites United Framework for Impact: �14 Down and Counting

8.  Develop an integrated response strategy

9.  Teach every child to read 10.  Workforce readiness 11.  Provide community-wide mental

health services 12.  Engage and support parents and

families 13.  Stop the cycle of violence 14.  Keep the lights on

Cities United Partner Cities

¨  The City of Akron, OH - Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic ¨  The City of Allentown, PA - Mayor Ed Pawlowski ¨  The City of Anniston, AL - Mayor Vaughn Stewart ¨  The City of Auburn, WA - Mayor Pete Lewis ¨  The City of Baltimore, MD - Mayor Stephanie

Rawlings-Blake ¨  The City of Beaumont, TX - Mayor Becky Ames ¨  The City of Birmingham, AL - Mayor William A. Bell ¨  The City of Boston, MA - Mayor Martin J. Walsh ¨  The City of Brooklyn Park, MN - Mayor Jeffrey Lunde ¨  The City of Denver, CO - Mayor Michael Hancock ¨  The City of Durham, NC - Mayor William Bell ¨  The City of Camden, NJ - Mayor Dana L. Redd ¨  The City of Charleston, SC - Mayor Joseph R. Riley ¨  The City of Charlottesville, VA - Mayor Satyendra

Singh Huja ¨  The City of Chester, PA - Mayor John Linder ¨  The City of Chicago, IL- Mayor Rahm Emanuel ¨  The City of Cleveland, OH- Mayor Frank G. Jackson ¨  The City of Columbia, SC - Mayor Steve Benjamin ¨  The City of Columbus, OH - Mayor Michael Coleman

¨  The City of Dallas, TX - Mayor Mike Rawlings ¨  The City of Evanston, IL - Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl ¨  The City of Fort Wayne, IN - Mayor Tom Henry ¨  The City of Gary, IN - Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson ¨  The City of Grand Rapids, MI - Mayor George

Heartwell ¨  The City of Greenville, MS - Mayor John Cox ¨  The City of Hampton, VA - Mayor George Wallace ¨  The City of Harrisburg, PA - Mayor Eric Papenfuse ¨  The City of Houston, TX - Mayor Annise Parker ¨  The City of Indianapolis, IN - Mayor Gregory A. Ballard ¨  The City of Jackson, TN - Mayor Jerry Gist ¨  The City of Jacksonville, FL- Mayor Alvin Brown ¨  The City of Kansas City, MO - Mayor Sly James ¨  The City of Knoxville, TN - Mayor Madeline Rogero ¨  The City of Las Vegas, NV - Mayor Carolyn Goodman ¨  The City of Lexington, KY - Mayor Jim Gray ¨  The City of Little Rock, AR - Mayor Mark Stodola ¨  The City of Los Angeles - Mayor Garcetti ¨  The City of Louisville, KY- Mayor Greg Fischer

Cities United Partner Cities, cont. ¨  The City of Madison, WI- Mayor Paul Soglin ¨  The City of Memphis, TN - Mayor A.C. Wharton, Jr. ¨  The City of Miami Gardens, FL - Mayor Oliver G. Gilbert,

III ¨  The City of Milwaukee, WI - Mayor Tom Barrett ¨  The City of Minneapolis, MN - Mayor Betsy Hodges ¨  The City of Nashville, TN - Mayor Karl F. Dean ¨  The City of New Orleans, LA - Mayor Mitch Landrieu ¨  The City of New York, N – Mayor Bill de Blasio ¨  The City of Newport News, VA - Mayor McKinley Price ¨  The City of Newton, MA- Mayor Setti Warren ¨  The City of North Chicago, IL- Mayor Leon Rockingham,

Jr. ¨  The City of Oakland, CA- Mayor Libby Schaaf ¨  The City of Oklahoma City, OK- Mayor Mick Cornett ¨  The City of Omaha, NE - Mayor Jean Stothert ¨  The City of Orlando, FL- Mayor Buddy Dyer ¨  The City of Pasadena, CA - Mayor Bill Bogaard ¨  The City of Paterson, NJ - Mayor Jeffery Jones ¨  The City of Patterson, LA – Mayor Rodney Grogan ¨  The City of Philadelphia, PA - Mayor Michael Nutter

¨  The City of Pittsburgh, PA - Mayor Bill Peduto ¨  The City of Portland, OR - Mayor Charlie Hales ¨  The City of Providence, RI - Mayor Jorge Elorza ¨  The City of Riviera Beach, FL - Mayor Thomas Masters ¨  The City of Rochester, NY - Mayor Lovely Warren ¨  The City of Saint Paul, MN – Mayor Chris Coleman ¨  The City of Salisbury, MD - Mayor Jim Ireton ¨  The City of San Antonio , TX - Mayor Ivy Taylor ¨  The City of Savannah, GA - Mayor Edna Branch Jackson ¨  The City of Seattle, WA - Mayor Ed Murray’ ¨  The City of Shaker Heights, OH - Mayor Earl Leiken ¨  The City of South Bend, IN - Mayor Pete Buttigieg ¨  The City of Southfield, MI - Mayor Brenda Lawrence ¨  The City of Springfield, IL - Mayor J. Michael Houston ¨  The City of Tacoma, WA - Mayor Marilyn Strickland ¨  The City of Tampa, FL - Mayor Bob Buckhorn ¨  The City of University City, MO - Mayor Shelley Welsch ¨  The City of Washington, DC - Mayor Muriel Bowser ¨  The City of West Palm Beach, FL - Mayor Geraldine

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City Leaders to Promote Black Male Achievement Technical Assistance Initiative

City Leaders to Promote Black Male Achievement: �Five Areas

STRONG COMMITMENT BY CITY LEADERS TO

FRAME AND RAISE VISIBILITY

DEVELOPMENT OF

STRONG PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE

IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE

STRATEGIES

EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF DATA

AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG

BLACK MEN

City Leaders to Promote Black Male Achievement: �11 Cities Selected

1.  City of Charlottesville, VA - Mayor Satyendra Huja 2.  City of Chicago, IL - Mayor Rahm Emanuel 3.  City of Fort Wayne - Mayor Tom Henry 4.  City of Jacksonville, FL - Mayor Alvin Brown 5.  City of Louisville, KY - Mayor Greg Fischer 6.  City of Milwaukee, WI - Mayor Tom Barrett 7.  City of Oakland, CA - Mayor Jean Quan 8.  City of Omaha- Mayor Jean Stothert 9.  City of Orlando, FL – Mayor Buddy Dyer 10. City of Philadelphia, PA - Mayor Michael Nutter 11. City of Portland, OR - Mayor Charlie Hales

TA Areas for BMA Cities

Establish and Promote a

Shared Vision for BMA

Engage Diverse

Stakeholders

Define and Implement

Comprehensive BMA Strategies

Share Accountability,

Data and Outcomes

Create and Sustain a

Local Coordinating

Body

BMA Component: FORGE A COMMON VISION

ü  Actionable ü  Summed up in a catchy phrase ü  Single indicator, or a tight, logically connected set

of indicators used consistently to measure progress toward the vision

ü  Key words: “all” “thrive” “safe” “healthy” “nurturing” “enrich” “potential”

Strengthening the vision:

1. Identify a communicable goal that conveys urgency.

2. Adopt a common language and framework that lends itself to frequent, flexible use.

BMA Component: FORGE A COMMON VISION

Communities Need to Ensure That

throughout their developmental years Age

Groups Early childhood, High

School, etc.

and throughout their waking hours Time During School, After School, etc.

All Children and Youth

need constant access to a range of services, supports and opportunities Supports Basic Care,

Relationships, etc.

in the settings where they spend time Settings Youth Organizations, Schools, etc.

in ways that address challenges, strengthen skills and connections Strategies Protection/Treatment,

Prevention, etc.

in order to be well-prepared for college, work and life Outcomes Learning, Working, etc.

Achieve to Their Full Potential and get additional supports, if needed. Challenges Poverty, Race, etc.

SOURCE: Forum for Youth Investment Ready by 21TM

BMA in Action: FORGE A COMMON VISION

•  BMA within a larger city-wide initiative ¤ Thrive (Chicago, IL) ¤ Transformation Initiative (Omaha, NE)

¨  BMA as the city-wide initiative ¤ Mayor's Commission for African American Males

(Philadelphia, PA)

BMA Component: ENGAGE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS

ü  Who needs to be at the table? ü  Consider stakeholders by:

q Sectors: Public; Private; Nonprofit

q Roles: Professionals; Community q Systems & Services: Child/Youth Focused; General

q Levels: Front-line; Mid-level; Executive Leadership Focus:

Building tri-sector partnerships that involve both professionals and community members to connect efforts across all of the

“allied youth fields” and engage actors at all levels.


Settings

ChildWelfare

JuvenileJustice

Parks &Recreation

Faith-basedcommunities

YouthEmploymentLibraries &

Museums

Education

HealthCare

Youth-ServingOrganizations

SERVICESAND

SYSTEMS

ARENAS

PublicPolicy Philanthropy

PublicOpinion

Research

Practice

Advocacy

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Cultures

Communities

SETTINGS

Child Care &

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0 - 20+

& Business

BMA Component: ENGAGING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS


BMA Component: The AYCE Framework

AYCE

The Setting

The Participants

The Structure

The Support

¨  Fort Wayne, IN ¤ Social Status of Black

Males ¤ Urban League

¨  Louisville, KY ¤ Black Male Achievement ¤ Safe Neighborhoods ¤ Cities United ¤ Communities of Hope

¨  Oakland, CA ¤ Alliance for Boys and

Men of Color Initiative

¨  Philadelphia, PA ¤ Mayor's Commission for

African American Males ¤ Cities United ¤ Communities of Hope

BMA in Action:�ENGAGING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS

BMA Component: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES

Comprehensive Strategies: •  Strengthening families •  Improving educational achievement •  Expanding access to family-

supporting jobs •  Reducing violence and violence-

related deaths

Action Step:�Strengthening Families

Action Step:�Improving Educational Achievement

Action Step:�Expanding Access to Family-Supported Jobs

Action Step:�Reducing Violence and Violent-Related Deaths

Education Health & Food Social Services Child & Family Services

Mental Health & Probation

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Baby 1 1/2

•  Medi-Cal – EPSDT •  Healthy Families Parent Expansion

•  Child Health & Disability Program •  Expanded Access Primary Care

•  Trauma Case Funding •  Co-payments for ER Services

•  Child Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

•  HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education •  Breast Cancer Screening

•  Food Stamps •  WIC

•  TANF •  GAIN, CAL Learn,

Cal WORKS, etc.

•  School-Based MH Services for Medi-

Cal Kids •  Probation Officers in

Schools •  Cardenas-Schiff

Legislation •  Health Care Through

Probation •  Mental Health

Evaluations •  Juvenile Halls

•  Child Care – CCDBG, SSBG, Cal WORKS Child Care, etc.

•  After-School Programs – 21st Century Learning Centers, etc.

•  Promoting Safe & Stable Families •  Child Abuse & Neglect Programs

•  Foster Care – Transition, Independent Living, Housing, etc. •  Adoption Assistance, Adoption

Opportunities

•  Public Schools •  ESEA, Title I

•  School Lunch & Breakfast •  Head Start

•  IDEA •  After-School Programs

•  Textbook Funding •  Tests & Achievement

•  Teacher Issues •  GED

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YMP Component & BMA Element: DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES

BMA Component: Cross-system Collaboration Strategy

Features of agencies engaged in collaboration:

¨  Porous ¨  Responsive to new “norm” ¨  Ready to overcome policy, procedural,

attitudinal barriers ¨  Sometimes two systems, sometimes multiple

¨  Place-based Strategy ¤  North Omaha Village Zone (Omaha, NE)

n  865 black males in K-12 ¤  Parramore Kid’s Zone (Orlando, FL)

¨  City-based Strategy ¤  Mayor's Commission for African American Males

recommendations for Mayor (Philadelphia, PA) n  Wellness, Achievement, Access

¤  Social Status on Black Males (Fort Wayne, IN)

¨  Boys & Men of Color Strategy ¤  Alliance for Boys & Men of Color (Oakland, CA)

BMA in Action:�DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES

BMA Component: SHARE ACCOUNTABILITY

ü Groundwork for strong, shared accountability system:

q  Common definitions of outcomes and services/supports

q  Public ownership of big picture goals in each area

q Designated responsibilities for stakeholders

Sample youth policy framework: Ready by 21 “Dashboard”

Pre–K 0–5

Kids 6–12

Youth 13–19

Yng Adults 20–24

Families & Comm

Ready for

College

Cognitive/ academic

development

Ready for Work

Vocational development

Ready for Life

Physical development

Social/ emotional

development

Civic and cultural

development

Pre–K 0–5

Kids 6–12

Youth 13–19

Yng Adults 20–24

Families & Comm

Ready for

College

Cognitive/ academic

development

Ready for Work

Vocational development

Ready for Life

Physical development

Social/ emotional

development

Civic and cultural

development


The National Research Council reinforced the need to support the development of a range of assets:

¨  Physical development ¤ e.g., health habits, risk management skills

¨  Intellectual development ¤ e.g., life skills, vocational skills, school success,

critical thinking, decision making, navigation ¨  Psychological and emotional development

¤ e.g., good mental health, positive self-regard, self-regulation, coping skills, autonomy, time use

¨  Social development ¤ e.g., connectedness, sense of place, attachment

to pro-social institutions, navigate cultural contexts, commitment to civic engagement

SOURCE: Community Programs to Promote Youth Development


NRC suggests a set of supports that teens need to have in the settings where they spend time that reflect

¨  Physical and psychological safety ¨  Appropriate structure ¨  Supportive relationships ¨  Opportunities to belong ¨  Positive social norms ¨  Support for efficacy and mattering ¨  Opportunities for skill building ¨  Integration of family, school and community efforts

SOURCE: Community Programs to Promote Youth Development


¨  Omaha, NE ¤ North Omaha Village Zone

BMA in Action:�SHARE ACCOUNTABILITY

BMA Component: COORDINATE INFRASTRUCTURES

A Coordinating Infrastructure:

ü  Creates the coordination, communication, accountability systems and structures needed to manage and sustain a long term commitment to black men and boys.

ü  Aligns and strengthens existing efforts essential to the broad strategies articulated in a BMA plan.

Possible Coordinating Bodies:

§  Community Collaborative

§  Intermediary Organization

§  City Office

¨  Fort Wayne, IN ¤ Social status of black males (state initiative that was

adopted at the city level) ¨  Milwaukee, WI

¤ Black Male Achievement Advisory Council (BMAAC) ¨  Oakland, CA

¤ Alliance for Boys and Men of Color Initiative ¤ Office of African American Male Achievement

(AAMA) in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)

BMA in Action:�COORDINATE INFRASTRUCTURES

TA Areas for BMA Cities

Establish and Promote a

Shared Vision for BMA

Engage Diverse

Stakeholders

Define and Implement

Comprehensive BMA Strategies

Share Accountability,

Data and Outcomes

Create and Sustain a

Local Coordinating

Body

BMA Component: Leaders’ roles – 5 Cs and a P

¨  Conceptualizing – vision ¨  Convening ¨  Commissioning – research, intermediaries ¨  Co-financing ¨  Cross-walking – with counties, school

districts, foundations, businesses ¨  Promoting

What is REAL? Race, Equity and Leadership

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RACE AND EQUITY

“ [Equity] does not mean everyone gets the same. [Equity] means everyone gets

what they need.” Rick Riordan

REAL: New Opportunity, Not New Issue

Examine implicit and explicit bias in our individual lives, communities, policies, systems

and structures

REAL Mission

REAL provides tools, techniques, resources, and a safe environment that strengthen the leadership capacity of local elected officials in addressing the impact of race and equity issues to ultimately serve inclusive, thriving, and healthy communities.

REAL Vision

Where every local elected official is equipped to effectively lead and serve an inclusive, thriving, and healthy community

Starting with Race: Not Just a Black-White Issue

6 in 10 prisoners are Blacks and Latinos; however, together they comprise

only 30% of the US population.

Blacks and Native Americans consistently have an unemployment rate

2X that of Whites

More than

57% of Black and Hispanic/Latino

households spend more than 30% of their household income on housing

cost making them the demographic with the highest housing burden

65% or less Black or Latino men graduated, while

80% of White males graduated in 2012-13 school year

Different Levels of Racism

Internalized / Individual Interpersonal / Individual

Institutional Structural MICRO LEVEL MACRO LEVEL

2009, Adapted from Race Forward, Formerly the Applied Research Center


Internalized Racism

• support groups, racial healing • mentoring, counseling

Interpersonal Racism

• diversity trainings • cross-cultural dialogues, dinners

Institutional Racism

• changing policy and practices • creating new institutions

Structural Racism

• highlighting history, root causes • challenging racist myths, ideologies

DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING RACISM AT DIFFERENT LEVELS

Definition: Racial Justice is the creation and proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes and actions that produce equitable power, access, opportunities, treatment, impacts and outcomes for all.

Indicators: Equitable impacts and outcomes across race is the evidence of racial justice.

RACIAL JUSTICE


§  Equity / Equitable Outcomes

§  Inclusion / Accessibility

§  Equal Opportunity

§  Dignity / Human Rights

§  Fairness / Fair Treatment

§  Shared Power and Resources


Racial Justice: Related Values and Key Ideas

Racial Justice

Racial Justice ≠ Diversity

(Diversity = Variety)

Racial Justice ≠ Equality (Equality = Sameness)

Racial Justice = Equity (Equity = Fairness, Justice)


Racial Justice = Equity

Note: The above image was adapted by the City of Portland, Office of Equity and Human Rights from the original graphic: http://indianfunnypicture.com/img/2013/01/Equality-Doesnt-Means-Justice-Facebook-Pics.jpg

Equality = Sameness Equality provides the same thing for everyone.

This only works when people start from the same place, history and set of circumstances.

Equity = Justice Equity is about fairness, and providing people with the resources and opportunities they need, given

their history and set of circumstances.

§  Focuses on changing systems, institutional practices, policies and outcomes.

§  Cannot just be reactive -- must propose equitable solutions and engage in proactive strategies.

§  Requires ongoing consciousness and strategic action. We cannot be “colorblind” or silent.

Race Forward / f. Applied Research Center, 2009)

Racial Justice: Strategy for Change

Education Health & Food Social Services Child & Family Services

Mental Health & Probation

Mom Dad 9 year old 5 year old Mom’s sister

Boyfriend in trouble

Baby 1 1/2

•  Medi-Cal – EPSDT •  Healthy Families Parent Expansion

•  Child Health & Disability Program •  Expanded Access Primary Care

•  Trauma Case Funding •  Co-payments for ER Services

•  Child Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

•  HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education •  Breast Cancer Screening

•  Food Stamps •  WIC

•  TANF •  GAIN, CAL Learn,

Cal WORKS, etc.

•  School-Based MH Services for Medi-

Cal Kids •  Probation Officers in

Schools •  Cardenas-Schiff

Legislation •  Health Care Through

Probation •  Mental Health

Evaluations •  Juvenile Halls

•  Child Care – CCDBG, SSBG, Cal WORKS Child Care, etc.

•  After-School Programs – 21st Century Learning Centers, etc.

•  Promoting Safe & Stable Families •  Child Abuse & Neglect Programs

•  Foster Care – Transition, Independent Living, Housing, etc. •  Adoption Assistance, Adoption

Opportunities

•  Public Schools •  ESEA, Title I

•  School Lunch & Breakfast •  Head Start

•  IDEA •  After-School Programs

•  Textbook Funding •  Tests & Achievement

•  Teacher Issues •  GED

Children’s Services in L

A C

ounty Source: Margaret D

unkle, IEL

REAL: Impact of Systems and Policies

Equity and its Implications

Simple Equation

Safe Communities = Healthy Youth Healthy Youth = Better Students Better Students = Healthy Communities

Healthy Communities = Healthy Future

National League of Cities Race, Equity, and Leadership (REAL)

¨  REAL: ¤  #REALcities

¨  Contact me: ¤  Leon T. Andrews, Jr., (202) 626-3039 or

[email protected] ¤ @LeonTAndrewsJr

CITIES UNITED TO PROMOTE Black Male Achievement