Equity Blog
Presenting commentary, new perspectives, the latest research, stories from the field, and multifaceted advocacy that advances economic and social equity by Lifting Up What Works.
Check out the following featured posts:
Secure Retirement for All Californians: An Interview with State Senator Kevin de León
Workers participating in the newly passed Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program will have at least 3 percent of their earnings deducted from their paycheck and deposited in an individual retirement account, managed by the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment Board.
"Decolonizing the University": Race, Research, and Resisting Displacement
Roy hopes to build the Institute into a platform for an emerging global movement for more equitable cities. She believes displacement is a central issue for that movement because it goes to the heart of so many equity issues, including race, inequality, economic development, and financial security.
25 Disruptive Leaders Who Are Working to Close the Racial Opportunity Gaps
In the video below, Angela Glover Blackwell has long been a leader for equity. It's no wonder she's honored as one of @Living_Cities #Disruptive25
Under Angela’s leadership, PolicyLink has become a leading voice in the movement to use public policy to improve access and opportunity for all low-income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.
Focus Areas
Delivering the promise of equity requires attention to people and places, which are integrally connected. PolicyLink focus areas underscore this commitment to people and place, recognizing that a full range of opportunities are essential for all to succeed, thrive, and prosper.
- Equitable Economy
- PolicyLink Center for Health Equity and Place
- PolicyLink Center for Infrastructure Equity
- California Policy Advocacy
- Access to Financial Security
- Alliance for Boys and Men of Color
- The Convergence Partnership
- Healthy Food Access Portal
- Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink
- Transportation Equity Caucus