DEPARTMENT: Office of Equity
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Zan Gibbs, Chief Equity Officer
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: Equity Atlas and Matrix and Community Engagement Strategy for the COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Plan.
SUMMARY:
This briefing will cover two items: The Equity Atlas and Matrix, and the equity and engagement components of the City's Recovery and Resiliency Plan.
The Equity Atlas and Matrix is an interactive tool that highlights demographic census data for San Antonio. Maps relating to basic demographic indicators such as race, income and language are published in a standard format that includes consistent methodologies as it relates to breaking points, census tract data, and thresholds.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, the City of San Antonio received Coronavirus Relief Funds to address certain health and economic issues as a result of the pandemic. City leadership developed the COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Plan, incorporating themes and priorities from various City reports and COVID-19 Community Action Workgroups.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Equity Atlas and Matrix is one of the tools that City staff, community members, partners, and other decision makers can use to help ensure that they are making data-informed decisions addressing disparities across a variety of indicators. GIS maps are displayed by census tracts in an interactive platform.
The City of San Antonio received Coronavirus Relief Funds to address health and economic issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. City leadership, working with multiple departments and the Office of Equity developed the COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Plan, incorporating themes and priorities from various City reports, community coalitions and commissions, hotlines and COVID-19 Community Action Workgroups including:
* Comprehensive Domestic Violence Prevention Plan
* Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence
* South Texas Trauma Informed Care Coalition
* Poverty Report
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