We name racial equity as a Community Access core value because we have not done so in the past. We are committed to understanding and addressing the harms caused by racism and anti-Blackness in the lives of the participants we support and the people who work at Community Access. This commitment exists alongside the need to address power dynamics that function across other group identities such as disability status, gender, sexuality, religion, and socio-economic status.

We are committed to:

• Increasing inclusion, belonging, equity, and access so that we can be a part of a world where anti-racist activities are the norm, both within our organization and in our advocacy in the wider community.
• Examining our agency culture, practices, protocols, and habits with an understanding as to how they advance or impede our anti-racist journey.
• Identifying harms BIPOC participants and staff experience systemically and personally and work to correct our practices, even when this means having brave conversations and changing.
• Providing transparency by reporting on key Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access metrics.
• Dedicating resources to ongoing anti-racist work and learning from our successes and our challenges.