Community Relations

Program Budget Overview

Description

• Community Relations staff provide resources, guidance and assistance to community members experiencing discrimination or otherwise concerned with human rights. This includes enforcement of the municipal Human Rights Ordinance and the Failure to Pay Wages Ordinance, and collaborating closely with the Community Mediation and Resolution program and other HHS staff to help low-income and diverse community members resolve conflict. Staff also support the Human Relations Commission, charged with identifying and addressing human relations issues and social problems, fostering positive community relations and protecting human rights, and making social policy recommendations to City Council.

Sustainability, Equity and Resilience (SER) Goals & Objectives: Healthy & Socially Thriving

• Objectives
  • Prevent crime, alleviate harm, and improve quality of life for community members and visitors while minimizing disparate impacts on community members of color and considering the needs of different cultures, individuals, and community values.
  • Fosters racial equity, inclusion, and diversity community wide.
  • Ensures that the city is a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Program Outcomes:

• The Community Relations Program is aligned with HHS Strategic Goals including:
  • Increased number of people eligible for accessing services, who utilize services.
  • Increased knowledge of human rights and equity policies.
  • Increased knowledge among board, commission and committee members about HHS programs and impacts.
  • Sustain or increase service capacity among community-based programs for activities for and led by people with diverse identities.
  • Increased diversity of individuals engaging with HHS communications, on social media and other platforms.
  • Increased percentage of public events, trainings and materials provided in a language other than English.