Recognizing the inextricable connection between housing and health, made more evident by the COVID-19 pandemic, 19 housing justice leaders were announced as the 2021 cohort of Ambassadors for Health Equity, a venture led by PolicyLink and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. These leaders, who are focused on building political power and housing solutions in Black, Brown and Indigenous communities worked together as a cohort to leverage and learn from each other’s expertise, align around a vision for housing and health equity, and propel their work collectively toward more power in the housing justice movement.

Throughout 2021, these leaders came together (virtually) to share ideas and experiences, forge new alliances, and collaborate around promoting health equity in their work. This narrative report and vision presentation is an outcome of their journey in envisioning a transformative system of housing and justice and reinforces the values and infrastructure needed to achieve this vision of healthy communities.

The Bay Area Equity Atlas partnered with ReWork the Bay's cross-sector Equity at Work Council and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to tell a more nuanced story about racial equity gaps in the region’s workforce. The result, The State of Bay Area Workers, is a first-of-its-kind data tool that offers a well-rounded picture of disparities in work and workers for each Bay Area county and the region as a whole. The tool is intended to enable partners and funders to make informed decisions about strategy, policy, and practices that lead to needed changes.

Learn More: 

• State of Bay Area Workers Info Sheet
• Report: Advancing Workforce Equity in the Bay Area 
• Data Deck 
• Recording: Report Launch Event