EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE CONDUCTED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES IMPACTING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY THE 2020 U.S. CENSUS. WITH SUPPORT FROM CALIFORNIA COMPLETE COUNT, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION AND ADVANCEMENT PROJECT CALIFORNIA, EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE CONTINUED ITS COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FIELD AND DIGITAL 2020 U.S. CENSUS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA, AIMED AT INCREASING CENSUS AWARENESS AND IMPROVING SELF-RESPONSE RATES FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE PARTICULARLY HARDEST TO COUNT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE CONTACTED MORE THAN 200,000 LGBTQ+ AND ALLIED CALIFORNIANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CENSUS PARTICIPATION AND COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY 5,500 PLEDGES TO COMPLETE THE 2020 CENSUS. EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE ALSO RECRUITED 22 LOCAL LGBTQ+ ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO SUPPORT CENSUS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SILVER STATE VOICES, EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE'S NEVADA-BASED PROGRAM, SILVER STATE EQUALITY INSTITUTE, ALSO CONDUCTED LGBTQ+ TARGETED CENSUS OUTREACH AND "GET OUT THE VOTE'' EFFORTS IN NEVADA, THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT RECEIVED MILLIONS OF IMPRESSIONS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ENGAGEMENT POINTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$872.4KProgram 2 [2020]
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE WORKS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE BY ADDRESSING THE SYSTEMIC REALITIES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE. WITH THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF GILEAD SCIENCES, AND NEW SUPPORT FROM SEMPRA ENERGY, COCA-COLA FOUNDATION, AND THE E. RHODES AND LEONA B. CARPENTER FOUNDATION, EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE EXPANDED ITS LGBTQ+ DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING, STARTING WORK ON AN ONLINE, SELF-PACED VERSION OF OUR LONG-STANDING LIVE, IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS A CURRICULUM TAILORED TO HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE TRAINING PROMOTES LGBTQ+ INCLUSION AND OFFERS PRACTITIONERS A RANGE OF TOOLS TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND SERVE THE NEEDS OF LGBTQ+ CLIENTS. EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA LGBTQ+ HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK AND NORCAL MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA TO CONCLUDE ITS MULTI-YEAR #OUT4MENTALHEALTH PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, A STATEWIDE COALITION-BACKED INITIATIVE AIMED AT REDUCING DISPARITIES IN LGBTQ+ MENTAL HEALTH. EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO MANAGE THE LOS ANGELES OUT AGAINST BIG TOBACCO COALITION AND ADDED A SECOND OUT AGAINST BIG TOBACCO COALITION IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. BOTH PROGRAMS RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TOBACCO USE DISPARITIES AMONG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND EDUCATE LAWMAKERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMON-SENSE TOBACCO-CONTROL POLICIES. EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE IS ALSO COMMITTED TO ENDING STIGMA AGAINST PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV BY EDUCATING LEGISLATORS AND MOBILIZING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY HIV. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ELIZABETH TAYLOR AIDS FOUNDATION, THE HIV IS NOT A CRIME CAMPAIGN AND EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE SUPPORT STATE-BASED HIV AND LGBTQ+ ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THEIR WORK TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND INCREASE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR MODERNIZING OUTDATED, INEFFECTIVE, AND DISCRIMINATORY LAWS THAT CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$967.1KProgram 3 [2020]
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS EFFORTS TO ENSURE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE LAUNCH OF THE EQUALITY CALIFORNIA MENTORSHIP CORPS. THE MENTORSHIP CORPS PROVIDES LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING MENTORSHIP TO STUDENTS IN FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THE BROADER LOCAL COMMUNITY OF LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE MENTORSHIP CORPS SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF LGBTQ+ AND OTHER STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF AN ACADEMIC YEAR AND CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, LOCAL LGBTQ+ CENTERS, LGBTQ+ AND PROGRESSIVE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND EDUCATION EXPERTS, EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE ALSO BEGAN PREPARATIONS TO GATHER DATA FOR ITS SECOND PUBLICATION OF THE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS REPORT CARD, TO BE PUBLISHED IN 2022. THE REPORT CARD SHINES A LIGHT ON SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES THAT CALIFORNIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS EXPERIENCE WHEN IMPLEMENTING LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE AND ADVOCACY TOOL FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$380.1K
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