Why Racial Equity and Community Engagement?

So all children can face the future with confidence

Racial equity creates the necessary conditions for people of all races and ethnicities to live in a just society. In a racially equitable world, a child’s racial identity would not determine their experiences, treatment by people in their daily lives, their family’s opportunities or life outcomes.

Racial equity is an aspirational pursuit – one that threads through everything we do and all our investments, and can only be achieved through robust community power and engagement.

What we fund

Drawing on our founder’s vision of promoting the health, happiness and well- being of children, we recognize that racism is a primary obstacle to children and families realizing their full potential.

Our grantees demonstrate a commitment to advancing racial equity every day. They do this by centering the voices of people in their communities, engaging in or leading collective action and maximizing their communities’ inherent gifts to identify solutions to the challenges they face.

We collaborate on resources, tools and experiences that help grantees and community partners in the field embed racial equity, racial healing and community engagement principles and practices into their work and their way of being. This approach includes:

Investing in organizations and strategies that advance racial healing and systems transformation.
Support for building community power and expanding narratives about the role of racism in shaping the experiences of children, families, communities, Native Nations and institutions.
Sharing what grantees are learning through a wide range of tools and resources that illustrate effective policy and practice strategies to create equitable conditions for children, families, Native Nations and communities.

Racial Equity and Healing Resources

Explore Racial Healing

TRHT Implementation Guide

Racial Equity Spotlights

Deeper Learning Opportunities

Are you a community organizer, business executive, educator or the leader of a
nonprofit organization? If so, the initiatives below offer lessons and opportunities
from the people and organizations who are advancing racial equity across a
variety of sectors.