Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusion Strategic Plan, CRISP
CLACE is working in partnership with Trestle Strategy Group on developing the Cultural Responsiveness & Inclusion Strategic Plan (CRISP) for the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department.
Boulder County
Community Engagement
Inclusion & Equity
CLACE is working with Trestle Strategy Group to develop a Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusion Strategic Plan (CRISP) for the Parks and Open Space (POS) department of Boulder County. The project focuses on Latinx communities as a first step towards underserved, marginalized communities. The goal of the project is to add a cultural responsiveness and inclusion lens to all that POS does, through:
Increasing the awareness of cultures, histories, needs, and interests of Latinx communities;
Building positive, lasting relationships;
Infusing the CRISP vision and insights into POS work.
The different steps of the project included thorough research and literature review to unveil best practices in the area of organizational cultural responsiveness, asset mapping to identify current and potential partnering opportunities, and co-creation with Latinx partners to establish strategies for making the department more inclusive and set the path to success. As it happened that our work coincided with the COVID-19 public health crisis, we adapted to mostly online engagement and some smaller, curated outdoor experiences and engagement opportunities: watch the videos on the right to learn more about the topics of cultural awareness and inclusion.
The final plan will be delivered to Parks and Open Space in February 2021.
This webinar was designed to be a resource for the department as they explore concepts of cultural competence and stepping into the Latinx culture. This webinar is not meant to create an overall stereotype of the Latinx community and its individuals. Instead, it introduces some cultural values that may vary with degrees of assimilation to the dominant Anglo culture and to the lived experiences of Latinx from many walks of life.