QUESTION
What has the task force on racial inclusion and equity done to address disparities in the Bronx?
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The task force on racial inclusion and equity has focused its efforts on the Bronx, one of the areas most impacted by COVID-19.
- It identified 33 neighborhoods in the borough that were hardest hit by the pandemic.
- In 2022 and 2023, working groups within the government developed strategies to tackle disparities in the Bronx.
- The task force has held engagement workshops in the borough, including Spanish language sessions.
- A youth workshop is planned to gather input from local communities.
- A response plan is being formulated to address issues uncovered in the Bronx neighborhoods.
Nantasha M. Williams
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How has this task force been doing that?
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And can you please give some examples of the task force's work?
Sideya Sherman
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Sure.
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So for context, the task force grew out of the pandemic.
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It was convened during the pandemic, what leaders together leaders of color together also helps spark, what became the pay equity cabinet.
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And this administration, as we've moved past at least the, you know, earlier waves of the pandemic, our focus has been on bringing the task force together to concentrate on the Bronx in particular.
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Right?
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So originally, the task force identified 33 neighborhoods that were most impacted by COVID.
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Many of those communities were concentrated in the Bronx.
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And so that's the work that the task force has been doing.
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We over 2022 and part of 2023.
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We had working groups within government to identify strategies, to address some of the disparities we see in the borough.
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Earlier this year, we kicked off engagement across the barrel.
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So we've had workshops within the Bronx, in language workshops in Spanish.
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We have a youth workshop coming up.
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Where we're engaging communities, identify those strategies, and then we would move forward with the response plan that's addressing some of the issues that we see there.
