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Work Session - Inclusive DubuqueCity of Dubuque ITEM TITLE: SUMMARY: SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Copyrighted April 6, 2020 Work Session - Top # 1. 5:30 PM Inclusive Dubuque City staff and network partners will conduct a work session with the City Council regarding the recent activities of Inclusive Dubuque. ATTACHMENTS: Description Inclusive Dubuque Work Session-MVM Memo Staff Memo Inclusive Dubuque Update Slide Presentation Inclusive Dubuque Type City Manager Memo Staff Memo Supporting Documentation Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Work Session - Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly Update DATE: April 2, 2020 Dubuque All-A.aia City 111111 2007.2012.2013 2017*2019 Human Rights Department Director Kelly Larson is transmitting information for the Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly Update. The Inclusive Dubuque network partners will make a presentation. 7-. Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Kelly Larson, Human Rights Department Director Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Kelly Larson, Human Rights Department Director DATE: April 1, 2020 RE: Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly Update Dubuque All -America GIIY IV 2007 • 2012 • 2013 This memo provides a written background of Inclusive Dubuque accomplishments since September 2019 and serves as a supplement to a presentation that will be offered by Inclusive Dubuque network partners at a work session on April 6, 2020. Background Launched in 2013, Inclusive Dubuque is a local network of leaders from faith, labor, education, business, nonprofit, and government dedicated to advancing justice and social equity in our community. The network began informally in early 2012 with less than a dozen community organizations and businesses beginning a conversation about the need for a collaborative effort around inclusion and equity in Dubuque. Today, the network consists of over 60 organizations and individual community members. Network members are focused on deepening their understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion and taking action to advance equity and inclusion in the community. An equitable and inclusive community is necessary if we are to meet our city's economic and cultural needs, as outlined in the City Council's goals and priorities. Partners within the network come together around a common agenda of advancing equity in our community and each contribute what they do best in the form of mutually reinforcing activities. Inclusive Dubuque Accomplishments since September Since our last work session with City Council in September, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque reports the following: The Inclusive Dubuque Network and the programs it supports continue to drive DEI concepts throughout the community. The various programs help individuals to acknowledge and address their own personal biases (conscious or unconscious), as well as how their DEI efforts impact their work life and the broader community. The Inclusive Dubuque Network consists of 300 members representing over 70 organizations in the Dubuque Community. Best Practices in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has been completed for the year. It consisted of 8 sessions with 25 registrants. 20+ attended each session, along with up to 10 members of the Peer Learning Council who present/facilitate at the sessions. Participants in Best Practices have shared examples of how they are actively incorporating the concepts they are learning to promote DEI in their own organizations. Feedback from both content discussed and the presenting facilitators is overwhelmingly positive. During our last session of Best Practices, participants praised the "[o]pportunity for tri-state professionals with passion or employment within diversity, equity, and inclusion to engage and connect" and mentioned that "[e]ach session opened my eyes further on." The Peer Learning Council has begun to discuss Best Practices 2.0. and the possibility of diving deeper into different DEI subjects, and is also discussing the continuation and re-evaluation of program objectives. Business Leader Equity Cohort executives are benefiting through their efforts to understand the changing demographics of our community, and how their organizations need to adapt to better represent those changing demographics as they work to recruit and retain their workforce. Feedback from the CEO's who participate in the Business Leader Equity Cohort has been positive — both by the level of participation and engagement at the cohort meetings. The group recognizes their role as the primary leaders in supporting DEI efforts within their organizations and has acknowledged the need to deepen their knowledge of the systemic challenges that those in their organizations and our community face to co -create change. The Cohort has identified their initial projects for impacting both their own organizations and the broader business community and is transitioning to an "implementation" phase as they work on their specific action items/projects - including community -wide employee resource groups and the Community Multi -Cultural Resource Guide. They also have been invited to recruit a peer to future meetings to expand membership and include representatives from mid -size organizations. An Equity Coordinator has been hired by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to help facilitate the work of Inclusive Dubuque. An updated Advancing Equity Report will be published to highlight the DEI work underway in our community. Social media and the website are being leveraged to target new members for both the Inclusive Dubuque network and the Best Practices in DEI training. Distribution of a periodic newsletter to all network members has been reinstated to keep them current on all recent activities and opportunities for engagement. The Arts and Culture sector group is exploring a Dubuque Renaissance project for 2021 that will create a branded campaign that allies in the arts and 2 culture community can align with to lift up the black culture and attract more black community members to existing events and programs. The Community Foundation is again partnering with MIT Sloan School of Business students as they help us to research the barriers that the immigrant population face in our community. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the focus has broadened from the original research about addressing employment barriers, to broader sentiments about hiring immigrant workforce. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the April 9th Inclusive Dubuque Network Partner meeting and the March 25 Business Leader Equity Cohort meeting have had to be postponed.. At the City Council Work Session on April 6, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque will provide a presentation. Action Requested This memo is background for the presentation that will be offered to the City Council by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and is being provided for your information. No action is requested. cc: Paul Duster, Director of Community Initiatives, Community Foundation Clara Lopez Ortiz, Equity Coordinator, Community Foundation 3 '1\ Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Cit Council Workin • Session — Inclusive Dubu • ue U •date A• ril 6 2020 Our Vision Et Values A vibrant and inclusive Greater Dubuque region with resources and opportunities for all • Equity & Opportunity • Collaboration • Stewardship • Knowledge ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EQUITY & INCLUSION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc COVID-19 Response Help your neighbors in need during COVID-19 The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque has activated the Greater Dubuque Disaster Recovery Fund in partnership with the United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States to provide a coordinated response to COVID-19. More than $550,000 has been raised so far to address pressing needs. Please consider a gift of any amount. GIVE NOW Disaster Recovery Fund • Donation commitments of $528,210 received to date, of which $160,000 is already granted • 15 applications received to date for a total of $380,946 in requests • Grants are meant to fill gaps that other local, state, and federal funding isn't covering • Focusing on basic food, health and housing needs with a focus on vulnerable populations. Community Foundation of Greater Thrbtrr ire Grant -making during a Pandemic • Different from a natural disaster (impacts everyone - no geographic boundary, timeframe) • Can be more difficult to raise money - everyone unsure of their own future • Looking at systems as a whole (food delivery, childcare) Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc COVID-19 Response - Using an Inclusive Lens • We are serving a very diverse population - the virus doesn't discriminate! • Crisis situations such as pandemics, natural disasters, and social flashpoints often amplify racial biases that are deeply rooted in our history. • People who are already targeted, marginalized, and underserved will feel the pain more than others. For these communities, COVID-19 comes on top of existing economic, health, education, gender and information inequities, as well as state violence that has shaped their everyday lives. C;om munity Foundation of Greater Thrbtrr ire COVID-19 Response Disaster Recovery Fund Grants to Date ■ Rural Community Food Pantry ■ Dubuque Rescue Mission ■ Dubuque Area Labor Harvest ■ Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dubuque ■ Resources Unite ■ Salvation Army - Dubuque ■ Hi llcrest Family Services ■ St. Vincent de Paul ■ Substance Abuse Services Center ■ Dubuque Food Pantry ■ East Central Intergovernmental Corp ■ Catholic Charities ■ Iowa Legal Aid ■ Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA ■ Visiting Nurses Association ■ Cascade Food Pantry ■ Mt. Pleasant Home Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Nonprofit Survival Coaching • Partnering with Creative Adventure Lab • Virtual one-on-one coaching sessions specifically designed to help nonprofit organizations create relevant solutions to the COVID-19 crisis • Free for 90 days ✓ Complete an outbreak cash flow analysis. ✓ Learn about available disaster relief funding. ✓ Consider opportunities to create alternative income streams. ✓ Consider whether remote working is a viable option for your staff and identify tools to make remote working function smoothly. ✓ Think about downtime improvement opportunities Equity Et Inclusion INCLUSIVE dubuque Connecting People • Strengthening Community • Business Leader Equity Cohort • Best Practice in Diversity Equity Et Inclusion • Inclusive Dubuque Newsletter • Advancing Equity Report • Inclusive Dubuque Network Partner Meetings • New Equity Coordinator Community Foundation of Grerter l rubirrjue Business Leader Equity Cohort Foster a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion across organizations and throughout the community January 2020 meeting: • 20 cohort members in attendance • Panel discussion regarding the practice of code -switching. May 2020 meeting: • Immigration Assessment Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Best Practices in Diversity Equity Et Inclusion Empower individuals, businesses, nonprofits and organizations to create pathways that enhance and improve self-awareness, recruitment, retention and workplace culture • 3rd year offering the training series • Developing potential Best Practices 2.0 based on a focus group feedback "1 appreciated the honest comments and stories that were shared by participants. 1 also appreciate hearing specific ideas and participating in the activities that drove home points. Each session opened my eyes further." "1 really enjoyed all the facilitators and appreciated all of their expertise and the experience they brought to the scene." "Very helpful information that reaffirmed best ways we can help improve our organizations. I think this is a wonderful, thoughtfully designed course. Interesting to hear from other organizations/workplaces. This was a wonderful experience!" Community Foundation cr)f'Grt rter Du',thyme Inclusive Dubuque Newsletter Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque INCLUSIVE dubuque Connecting People • Strengthening Community March Newsletter Save the Date! Our first 2020 Inclusive Dubuque Network Partner Meeting will be April 9. There will be two meeting options: 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the McCarthy Center for Nonprofit Learning, 700 Locust St., or 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Convivium Urban Upcoming Events Celebrate International Women's Day on March 8! The Women's Giving Circle will hold an open house on March 5 at the Dubuque Museum of Art. RSVP Here Culture Cafe will host its March 7 meeting at the Multicultural Family Center. More info The Dubuque College Access Network will host its First Gen Student Panel Presentation at the Hempstead High School Career Fair on March 10. Contact Donna Loewen The City of Dubuque Intercultural Facilitation Team will host a four -day workshop on developing strategies and skills for advancing equity and intercultural competence starting March 27. Apply Here Community Foundation cr Greaiter 1 birr rrc Inclusive Dubuque Network Partner Meetings Our April meeting has been postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. • Focus for our next meeting will be on the immigration assessment • New positions: - Equity Coordinator - Knowledge Management Director Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Needs Assessment Inclusive Dubuque In partnership with: • Dubuque Religious Sister's Collaborative • GDDC • NICE PROJECT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT CI ILO CARL F:E FN}hG .6XNEFA 206 btv PROJECT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT MLNIAL I!LAUH SERVICLS FEYFN}FX{, yC4=NEll 3115 r• C;nmpun ity Faun datinn cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Needs Assessment 1. Project Setup and Governance 2. Project Launch 3. Asset Mapping 4. Community Voices Assessment 5. Precedence Programs 6. Needs Assessment Release endix B: Community Needs Assessment Project Plan - 11.20.19 Project Phase Actllil Task II. rn O z c A LL F a F 4 , . n O z c -, LL 1. Project Setup and Governance 1.1 Engagement w/ Sisters 1.1.1 Meeting with representatives from Sisters 1.2 Key Stakeholder Database 1.2.1 Initial outreach to key stakeholders 1.2.2 Development of key stakeholder database 1.3.1 Establish Steering Committee 1.3 Establish Governance Body 1.3.2 Steering Committee meetings 1.4.1 Initial conversations with community contacts - ■ 1.4 Indentify Immigrant Group Participants for Kickoff 1.4.2 Initial meetings with group participants 1.4.3 Invitation of participants to kickoff meeting 2. Project Launch 2.1 Kickoff Meeting 2.1.1 Finalize list of attendees for kickoff meeting 2.1.2 Kickoff meeting with Stakeholder Group 2.2 Establish Working Group 2.2.1 Establish Working Group 2.2.2 Working Group meetings MMMM 3. Asset Mapping 3.1 Data Gathering 3.1.1 Interviews with key informants 3.1.2 Focus groups with service providers 3.1.3 Survey for service providers design 3.1.4 Survey for service providers distributed 3.1.5 Research into state, regional, and national assets 3.2.1 Initial community asset data entry 3.2 Asset Map Devebpment 3.2.2 Asset map design meeting 3.2.3 Devebpment of asset map 3.2.4 Review of asset map with partners 4.1.1 Needs assessment discussion with working group 4. Community Voices Assessment 4.1 Planning 4.1.2 Coordination with key community contacts 4.2.1 One-on-one interviews with key community leaders 4.2 interviews (to be decided on during planning session) 4.2.2 Focus group interviews 4.2.3 Community meetings 4.2.4 Survey devebpment 4.2.5 Survey deWery 4.2.6 Folbw up meetings with key stakeholders 4.3.1 Compiling of interview data 4.3 Community Voices Devebpment 4.3.2 Devebpment of Community Voices 4.3.3 Review of Community Voices with partners 5. Precedence Programs 5.1 Research 5.1.1 Research other initiatives throughout U.S. 5.1.2 Precedence program check in with Working Group 5.2 Devebpment of Precendence Program Analysis 5.1.1 Devebpment of precendence program analysis 5.1.2 Review with partners 6. Needs Assessment Pelee 6.1 Devebpment of Needs Assessment 6.1.1 Devebpment of Needs Assessment 6.1.2 Review of Needs Assessment with Working Group 6.1.3 Review of Needs Assessment with Steering Committee 6.1.4 Needs Assessment finalized 6.1.1 Presentation of Needs Assessment to stakeholders 6.2 Distribution of Needs Assessment 6.1.2 Presentation of Needs Assessment to community 6.1.3 Wider distribution and communications Community Foundation of Greater 1 rubirrjue Project Scope Primarily Dubuque and Clayton Counties • But this is not a strict boundary, also have done work in Jackson, Allamakee, and others Topics being focused on • Set by Steering Committee Immigrant groups • Marshallese, Latinx, Guatemalan, Saudi, Chinese, etc. • As many as possible Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Who are our immigrants? • Employment Visas • Students • Working professionals • Seasonal workers • Family Visas • Of Citizens • Of Green Card Holders • Sanctuary Visas • Refugee • Asylum • Unaccompanied Minors Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Immigration Quotas t t iff ft frit iff H1-BVisa Probability Category Quotas 38% Country Quotas Wait for Green Card for Indian national 54 Years Community Foundation 'Greeter Duke rre Who are our immigrants? • Employment Visas • Students • Working professionals • Seasonal workers • Family Visas • Of Citizens • Of Green Card Holders • Sanctuary Visas • Refugee • Asylum • Unaccompanied Minors Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Immigration Quotas 'tilt t ft it tilt 1 tit I Category Quotas Country Quotas t t t il From Mexico Up to 102 Years Community Foundation i Greater Dubuque Who are our immigrants? • Employment Visas • Students • Working professionals • Seasonal workers • Family Visas • Of Citizens • Of Green Card Holders • Sanctuary Visas • Refugee • Asylum • Unaccompanied Minors ml Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Legality? • Wait times for Asylum and Unaccompanied Minors can be up to 3 years • Last major immigration law: 2005 Real ID Act • 65% of undocumented immigrants who arrived between 2010-2017 overstayed visas • Average undocumented immigrant has been in the U.S. for 15 years • Mixed -status families Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc The work so far • Began work on Sept. 9 • Established • Stakeholder Group • Steering Committee • Immigrant Committees • Mapping services • National connections • Specific projects Community Foundation off'Greater ! ubmpie Current Activities • COVID-19 response • MIT Sloan - USA Labs workforce development and COVID-19 project • Census Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Key Findings 1. An Unstable Volunteer Network 2. Immigration and workforce - MIT research 3. Brain Health Challenges Community Foundation of Greater Diblrr rre Next steps 1. Continue with current activities • MIT • Census • COVID-19 2. Begin to convene immigrant groups 3. Develop asset map of services Community Foundation cr 'Greater 1 ibtrr rrc Thank you!