MLAC Diversity Coalition 2010 Year in Review Presented by Joyce Allen-Beckford Director Diversity Coalition December 16, 2010

2010 Highlights Developed short and long term Diversity Action Plan with Steering Committee Hosted annual Attorneys of Color Retreat Coordinated response to AOC letter: MLAC Retention Task Force was formed Provided support to PD’s re: Retention of staff of color 2 nd annual diversity workshop for MLP

Diversity Coalition Short Term Goals 1.Revisit DC mission statement 2.Design survey to determine diversity climate at MLS 3.Host Stress Management Retreat for intake and hotline workers 4.Host Diversity Conference for legal services 5.Expand Steering Committee membership

Revisit Coalition Mission Statement Goal 1 Old MISSION STATEMENT – June 2002 To create a representative and collaborative atmosphere within legal services and to provide accessible, welcoming and culturally competent services to clients of all backgrounds and their communities New MISSION STATEMENT – September 2010 To create a diverse, representative and collaborative environment within legal services in order to provide accessible, welcoming and culturally competent services to clients of all backgrounds and their communities.

Survey to determine: Diversity Climate and Training Needs GOAL 2 Received 213 responses How many Years: ▫75% of respondents/more than 18 years Demographics ▫71% Caucasian/White ▫11.3% Latina ▫7.1 % African Heritage

Respondents by Race

MLS Is Committed to Diversity

MLS Not Committed to Diversity

2010 Survey responses:  80% of Whites said yes  47% of POC agreed 2000 Survey responses:  71.9% of Whites said programs were committed  48.5% of POC agreed How committed is: Your Program to Diversity

Hotline Program Staff Retreat Goal 3 Collaborated with CLAE to facilitate retreat ▫Motivational humorist: boost morale, reduce burnout, and create a happy healthy workplace ▫CLAE: customer service workshop ▫Presented 30 Certificates of Appreciation

Diversity Conference for MLS Goal 4 This goal is still being developed; to be accomplished by Spring, 2011

Expand DCSC Committee membership GOAL 5 Four new members responded to our invitation to join the Steering Committee One has since been laid off due to funding One has already attended his first meeting The other two, including Rich McMahon, will join the committee in 2011

Annual Attorneys of Color Retreat Brent Henry ▫Vice President and General Counsel of Partners HealthCare was keynote speaker Retention Task Force ▫AOCs brainstormed suggestions for the task force. Shared with PD’s

MLAC Retention Task Force First meeting November 29 th ▫Chaired by Jacquie Bowman ▫18 members representing  3Boards  3Attorneys of Color  4Union reps  5 PD’s  2 MLAC/Diversity Coalition Next meeting January 31st

Five RTF Work Groups Best Practices Contracts Culture of Inclusion Data Collection Statement of Principles

Medical Legal Partnership 2 nd annual Diversity Workshop Feed back very positive MLP would like to book 2011

Preview 2011 Complete Short Term Goal 5: ▫Diversity Conference Provide Retention Task Force support, until it wraps up Assume AAO responsibilities for MLAC Work on Diversity Coalition Long Term Goals ▫Recruitment, hiring and retention ▫Diversifying leadership composition

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