Equity And Wellness Institute

EqWI is a woman-of-color owned consulting firm committed to strengthening inclusion and racial equity in and between organizations, and across communities. Organization Development and Change Management | In-depth organizational assessments and recommendations to shift an organization’s strategies, structures, processes, and culture for an equitable and inclusive workplace, and across systems. Strategic Planning | Through a racial equity lens, assess and conduct action planning to identify how to improve equitable outcomes internally and with communities served. Institutional and structural change creates more welcoming, high-functioning, and sustainable workplaces. Community-Based Participatory Research | This approach builds the capacity and centers the voices of communities facing the greatest inequities. The affinity that occurs within community circles is a natural conduit for cultural and linguistic compatibility. Customized Training |Includes (but is not limited to): Courageous conversations; navigating the modern equity movement; implicit bias; cultural congruence; harassment and de-escalation skills; and sustainability in racial equity work. The client’s specific needs and our lived experience guide customized curriculum design, training, and facilitation. Community Wellness | Restorative justice approaches to support multi-generational healing between and among communities; a focus on workplace wellness; health equity; behavioral health; burnout prevention; and self-care practices. Past and Current Clients (partial) | US Fish & Wildlife; CA Arts Council; CalABLE; CA Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission; CDPH Office of Health Equity; CA Tahoe Conservancy; Counties of Alameda, Riverside, and Sacramento; The Town of Truckee; EdInsights; Stanford University; UC San Diego; Marin County Office of Education; Vision y Compromiso; Hope Cooperative; United Way; Linc Housing; Code2040.