DEI Community Impact Assessment

DEI Community Impact Pre-Survey

Help shape the future of Greenbelt by participating in our DEI Community Impact Pre-Survey!

Your feedback is crucial in understanding resident experiences and driving meaningful improvements in our city. By sharing your thoughts, you'll contribute valuable insights into diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that aim to make Greenbelt a better place for everyone. The survey is quick and confidential—your voice matters in creating a more inclusive and vibrant community. Thank you for your participation!

Click here to take our survey.

Focus Groups Dates & Locations:

*Locations highlighted in green have yet to be confirmed.

Community Impact Assessment Q&A 

• Question: Why we’re doing this work?
  • Answer: The intent is to talk with our most vulnerable community members to determine the impact in which they experience city systems, services, and programs.
• Question: What do we plan to do with the data?
  • Answer: We intend on using this data to include community voices into decision making processes, especially those who have historically been left out of the conversation before.
• Question: How will this audit help the city?  
  • Answer: The data collected from this impact assessment will help us align city structures to the root causes of current outcomes and work towards transformative change that reflects a JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) perspective.

DEI Audit

A JEDI audit conducted for local government serves as a comprehensive assessment of the government's performance in fostering fairness and equality. Its purpose is to identify areas of success, pinpoint areas requiring improvement, and recognize challenges and opportunities. This audit holds significance as it lays the groundwork for strategic planning and subsequent action. Furthermore, it fosters improved collaboration between leaders and staff, ensuring a shared understanding of equitable practices. By synthesizing diverse forms of data, including anecdotal evidence and quantitative metrics, the audit provides actionable recommendations aimed at enhancing inclusivity and fairness for all stakeholders. We have embarked on a transformative journey in our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). The recent completion of phase one of the JEDI audit has provided invaluable insights into our internal strengths and areas for growth. Let us stand united in our commitment to upholding our values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our community. Together, we will continue to strive towards a brighter and more equitable future for all.

April 8, 2024: The Final Report for Phase 1 of the DEI Audit has been completed and can be viewed here.

Mission Statement

The City of Greenbelt remains steadfast in upholding our community pledge. We are committing ourselves to equity-driven policies and programs that invest directly in the community. We want to empower all the diverse voices of Greenbelt to collectively work to create an inclusive environment for all. To do this, it's important to have a meaningful, shared understanding of each term in the acronym DEI.

What Does Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mean for the City of Greenbelt?

The City of Greenbelt remains steadfast in upholding our community pledge. We are committing ourselves to equity-driven policies and programs that invest directly in the community. We want to empower all the diverse voices of Greenbelt to collectively work to create an inclusive environment for all. To do this, it's important to have a meaningful, shared understanding of each term in the acronym DEI.

Diversity can be explained as accepting and valuing the many ways in which individuals are similar and different. Diversity embraces how we are alike and different from one another in ways such as ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ability, nationality, age, socio-economic status, culture, and all that encompasses who you are.

Equity refers to ensuring everyone has the necessary support and resources to be successful. This is done by taking into account the fact that every person's circumstances are unique and eliminating any barriers that prevent access to resources. 

Inclusion is a deliberate and active process of making sure everyone has a sense of belonging. It requires a desire and commitment to put yourself in someone else's shoes to understand, accept, respect and support them.