Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly UpdateCopyrighted
June 20, 2022
City of Dubuque Work Session - Top # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: 6:00 p.m. - Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly Update
SUMMARY: Clara Lopez Otriz, Equity Coordinator, Community Foundation of Greater
Dubuque to present the Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly Report.
SUGGESTED
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Clara Lopez
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A vibrant and inclusive Greater
Dubuque region with resources and
opportunities for all
• Equity &t Opportunity
• Collaboration
• Stewardship
• Knowledge
Inclusive Dubuque is a diverse group
of partners who work together to:
• Drive transformational change
• Foster a culture of inclusion
• Advance equity in all areas of
community life
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INCLUSION
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• Local minority -owned
small business owners'
panel discussion
Intersection between
business leadership and
identity
• Local minority -owned
food provider
- Frannie's Barbeque
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• Business Leader Equity Cohort
- DEI Scorecard
- List of DEI in the workplace
programs
- Over 70 programs identified
*The Employer Inclusion Council
- Action network building bridges
among leaders and community
members
- Establish leadership
- Prioritize efforts
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Panel discussion
- The role schools play in making
communities more inclusive
•Restorative Strategies
- A focus on middle and high school -
age youth
- A collaboration among different
entities
- Accountability, reparation,
reconciliation and, ultimately,
reintegration with the community.
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• "One Pint at a Time"
- Black brewers, brand
owners, and
influencers reshaping
the future of
America's favorite
adult beverage.
• Panel discussion
• Local minority -owned
food vendors
• Local brewers
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• Assessment of current state of brain
health services in Dubuque County
• Significant lack of resources and
counselors for
- BIPOC
- Non -English Speakers
- LGTBQ+
• Conversation with Dr. Naomi Ford at
Iowa Refugee Counseling Center in Iowa
City
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• Pandemic has had a major
impact on students and
reading proficiency
• Outsized impact on children of
certain races and ethnicities
• Every Child Reads program
partnering with DCSD, other
districts and providers
• Major focus on summer
learning
of DCSD students not meeting reading
proficiency benchmarks - 2021 school year
Source: iaschoo(performance.gov
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Community Equity
Profile
- Each month we'll:
• Gather and release
local and Census data
• Host an expert panel,
• Conduct an electronic
survey
• Host listening sessions
• Distribute a "Snapshot"
Inclusive Dubuque
Network Meeting
- Guest Speaker Tommy Ross
- Tuesday, June 28t" at
5:30 pm at the McCarthy
Center
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