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Race Equality Foundation - Tackling Race Inequalities Programme

Background

The Race Equality Foundation has a programme of work that aims to tackle race inequalities and improve health and housing services to black and minority ethnic communities. Receiving a grant from the Communities and Local Government Tacking Race Inequalities Fund (2009- 2011) will enable the Foundation to move into another phase to pursue this work. We will focus on three themes a) promote equality of opportunity for people from black and minority ethnic groups; b) address inequalities of access to reduce the gaps in outcomes for people from black and minority ethnic groups; and c) work with particularly disadvantaged people within black and minority ethnic (BME) groups.

Aims

The Tackling Race Inequalities Programme will provide health and housing practitioners with the tools and knowledge to improve services to primarily African, Asian and African Caribbean communities. We will use different methods including briefing papers, events and web resources to support health and housing workers to embed race equality in their everyday practice.

How we will do the work:

Outcomes

Health and housing practitioners will have a better understanding of how to promote equality of opportunity for black and minority ethnic communities.

Practitioners will find the web based resources effective in their use to inform and implement practice aimed at reducing inequalities and increasing access to services for BME communities.

Further information

Contact Ronny Flynn on 020 7619 6236 or email ronny@racefound.org.uk or Tracey Bignall on 0230 7619 6225 or email tracey@racefound.org.uk

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