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The City of Pittsburgh's Office of Equity staff discussed concerns for our vulnerable populations around COVID-19, and how equity remains a top priority during and after the pandemic for Pittsburgh.
A
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
today,
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
that
might
be
viewing
online,
whether
live
with
us
in
this
moment
or
after
the
fact.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
interest
and
your
time
we
have
a
special
opportunity
today
to
have
a
cool
conversation
with
folks
within
the
mayor's
office.
So
we'll
start
with
with
introductions
and
then
just
jump
right
in
so
my
name
is
Josiah
Gilliam
I'm,
the
my
brother's
keeper
coordinator
and
Mayor
Bill
Peduto
office.
A
B
C
Felicia
I
can
tell
her
the
special
initiatives
manager
for
Mayor
William
Peduto,
and
that
means
I
get
to
lunch.
Welcome
in
Pittsburgh,
which
is
our
immigrant
and
international
integration,
work
work
on
census,
2020
in
partnership
with
Allegheny
County
I'm
working
on
international
relations
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
having
me
thank
you.
D
Everyone,
my
name,
is
anna
muhammad,
I
reck'n
up
a
policy
coordinator
for
the
mayor's
office.
I
worked
with
many
different
offices
and
commissions
within
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
but
with
in
welcoming
Pittsburgh
I
work
closely
with
a
on
census,
implementing
the
welcoming
roadmap
and
tracking
it.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
Allah
and
with
us
on
the
conversation.
Today
we
have
two
wonderful
ASL
interpreters.
We
have
Logan
and
joy.
Thank
you
too,
for
being
here
with
us
and
being
a
part
of
this
conversation.
We
appreciate
you,
let's
start
with
some
framing
questions
and
talk
about
the
work
of
welcoming
chief
lain,
welcoming
Pittsburgh
is
a
key
initiative
in
the
office
of
equity.
B
Thank
you
for
that
to
say,
I'm
the
office
of
equity
in
the
mayor's
office
is
really
just
about
acknowledging
the
fact
that
you
know
for
all
of
us
to
succeed,
but
really
for
any
of
us
to
see.
All
of
us
have
to
succeed
and
thinking
about
populations
that
traditionally
are
not
thought
about.
When
it
comes
to.
B
City
government
is
an
important
thing,
an
important
distinction
to
really
make
a
city
welcoming
as
you
here,
but
also
compassionate
and
important,
to
make
it
a
21st,
Century
City,
a
city
doesn't
does
not
even
try
to
include
all
of
its
residents.
It's
gonna
have
a
trouble
and
have
a
problem
being
a
21st,
Century,
City,
so
office
equity
is
about.
How
do
we
identify
those
populations?
B
A
You
chief,
so
you
mentioned
the
idea
of
us
being
a
21st
century
city
and
we're
gonna
talk
about
ways
and
this
idea
of
a
new
normal.
Let's
start
with
the
historical
context,
just
for
a
minute.
How
does
a
city
go
about
embracing
or
supporting
and
engaging
with
newcomers,
especially
in
a
place
like
Pittsburgh
that
has
had
so
many
waves
of
immigration
of
immigrants
and
newcomers
coming
in
the
city
over
years?
How
do
you
kind
of
walk
that
line?
And
how
do
you
think
about
it?
One.
B
Thing
about
it
in
many
of
the
ways
that
the
city
has
had
many
of
waves,
so
we're
fortunate
in
that
we
are
a
city
that
is
made
up
of
a
lot
of
different
people
from
a
lot
of
different
places
all
across
the
across
the
world
right,
and
so,
when
you
think
about
where
folks
came
from
Europe
or
whether
them
folks
came
from
the
American
South,
you
know
from
Central
America
or
from
but
all
over
the
world.
That's
just
a
part
of
Pittsburgh's
DNA.
B
So
really
the
welcoming
work
is
what
is
the
21st
century
incarnation
or
the
21st
century
way
to
really
look
at
how
pittsburgh
has
always-
and
you
know,
and
invited
people
to
come,
always
supported
people
when
they
come
and
always
welcome
people
when
they
came
into
the
city.
People
may
be
coming
from
different
places,
but
the
idea
of
being
welcoming
of
being
a
city
that
attacked
attracts
all
being
a
city
that
engages
all
and
becomes
stronger
because
of
our
immigrant
and
newcomer
population
is
really
one
will
help
for
hundreds
of
years.
Thank.
B
That's
a
really
that's
a
really
good
point.
I.
Think
one
of
the
things
that
comes
out
of
this
conversation
is
that
around
intersections
and
around
understanding,
the
intersections
of
people's
identities
and
I'm,
sending
the
intersections
of
how
people
show
up
in
the
world
right.
So
it's
it's
about.
Okay,
you
could
be
a
black
man
and
boy,
but
you
may
not
be
what
people
may
call
african-american
right.
We
have
a
large.
B
You
know
some
off,
like
bantu
population
who
you
know,
have
been
involved
in
work
around
MBK,
although
they
have,
they
wouldn't
be
qualified
in
some
people's
senses
as
black
Americans
right.
So
you
see
those
intersections
and
you
try
to
build
on
the
intersections,
and
another
thing
that
you
recognize
is
that
equity
means
different
things
in
different
situations.
In
some
sense
is
it's
a
program
in
some
senses
it's
a
resource
and
sometimes
it's
access
to
language
sometimes
is
access
to
different
foods
that
other
people
may
not
eat
right.
B
So
we
have
to
keep
in
mind
that
equity
doesn't
look
the
same
to
everyone,
it
should
be.
We
should
be
looking
to
produce
the
same
outcome,
but
the
means
of
which
that
we
go
about
our
work.
Around
equity
doesn't
always
look
exactly
the
same,
but
it
serves
the
needs
of
the
people.
So
when
we're
looking
at
welcoming
work
and
immigrant
work
and
newcomer
work,
there
may
be
things
that
are
unique
to
those
communities
that
they
need,
but
they're
all
about
trying
to
make
sure
that
is
equitable,
welcoming
city
for
people
to
engage.
Thank.
A
C
Thanks
for
asking
dis,
I
am
I
would
do
well
I'm
trying
to
balance
being
grateful
and,
at
the
same
time
acknowledging
the
fact
that
sometimes
I
feel
really
down.
This
is
a
very
I,
don't
want
to
say
sorrowful
period,
right
so
being
honest
with
myself
about
sometimes
it's
okay
to
be
happy,
and
sometimes
okay,
to
relieve
it
to
yourself
that
things
stuck
right
now.
Thank
you
to
be
better,
so,
ultimately,
I'm.
Well,
thanks
for
asking
thank.
A
C
A
very
good
question:
oh
thank
you!
Just
the
feds
of
who's
asking
sometimes
the.
C
My
role
as
I
serve
as
a
bridge
between
our
immigrant
and
Refugee
international
community
and
the
mayor's
office
I
also
like
to
paint
it
in
a
way
that
my
role
exists
to
be
able
to
identify
any
barriers
right
that
prevent
our
immigrant
communities
from
thriving
in
this
city
right.
So
it's
on
language
access.
If
it's
access
to
certain
resources,
my
role
is
to
kind
of
figure
out.
Okay,
what?
What
is
the
issue?
What
what
community
partners
to
figure
out?
What
that
issue.
D
C
A
C
I
would
say
knowing
that
welcome
to
Pittsburgh
started
way
beyond
before
I
got
into
the
mayor's
office,
so
I
would
say,
depending
on
who
you
ask
my
past
predecessors,
they
might
have
had
different
responses,
but
the
way
I
try
to
look
at
is
the
fact
that
when
DeMaio
was
coming
into
office,
he
knew
to
to
chiefly
explain
the
fact
that
they've
been
historically
that
have
been
left
behind
it.
Has
city
of
Pittsburgh
was
going
through
this
new
wave
of
a
second
Renaissance
of
the
city.
C
He
was
intentional
about
the
fact
that
hey
you
know
what
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
immigrant
communities
are
not
left
out.
I
mean
what
role
in
what
way
could
we
incorporate
that
and
I
think
welcome
in
Pittsburgh,
and
the
idea
of
how
the
road
map
came
about
was
just
perfect
right,
because
it
was
made
up
of
of
different
community
discussions
that
happen
throughout
the
city.
C
It
was
hearing
people's
feedback,
it
was
then
the
mayor,
then
selecting
for
the
Advisory
Council
members
to
work
with
the
consultants
that
kind
of
compiled
the
needs
and
concerns
of
the
community
and
then
saying
like
pretty
much
my
role
and
a
law
and
public
ally
destiny.
Perkins.
Our
role
is
to
kind
of
work,
to
make
sure
that
we
fulfill
that
road
map
in
collaboration
with
community
partners
and
making
sure
again
that
we
are
creating
a
welcoming
space.
If
we're
intentional
about
it.
When
we
do
that,
thank.
A
You
so
much
is
one
final
question
and
we'll
turn
to
Anna.
You
know.
Diversity
is
an
often
used
buzzword
and
I
think
sometimes
it
gets
thrown
out
there
in
in
a
casual
way,
but
diversity
is
really
an
accurate
term
to
describe
this
work.
You
know
to
your
point
when
I
hear
you
saying
is,
you
know
there
have
been
people
that
have
worked
on
this
at
different
times
that
bring
their
perspective
than
their
lens.
A
That
impacts
the
work
you're
working,
not
just
with
in
city
government,
but
with
an
array
of
community
partners
at
different
times
on
different
initiatives
and
projects
they
bring
their
limbs
their
lived
experience,
their
realities
impact
the
work.
When
you
talk
about
or
you
just
when
you
think
about
diversity,
as
it
relates
to
welcoming
Pittsburgh.
You
know
what
are
your
just
one
of
your
thoughts
there.
C
C
I
would
give
an
example
in
terms
of
I
was
born
in
Nigeria,
but
I
lived
in
the
States.
The
majority
of
my
life,
so,
depending
on
paper,
I
put
down
african-american
and
I'm
with
other
Africans
I
would
definitely
say:
I'm
Nigerian,
when
I'm
with
other
Nigerians,
then
it
becomes
a
little
bit
segmented,
okay,
your
nitrogen
book.
What
are
you
or
try,
then
I
become
Yoruba
and
with
your
above
you
know,
and
then
it
becomes
what
part?
What
your
well
end?
Are
you
right?
C
So
it
just
becomes
so
much
more
segmented
right,
the
more
you
you
get,
you
get
more,
you
get
more
deeper
and
with
that
again
we
all
bring
our
different
perspectives
so
to
the
welcoming
work,
it's
realizing
the
fact
that,
like
immigrants
and
newcomer
communities
is
very
complex
right
and
knowing
that
we're
not
monolithic
and
people
could
be
one
of
so
many
different
things
and
keeping
that
in
mind
when
we
approach
this
work
happen
in
air
to
to
knowing
that,
okay,
like
I,
don't
always
have
it
right:
understanding,
Asian,
American,
Pacific,
Islander,
community,
a
person,
understanding
the
Diaspora
venex
community
on
the
side
of
the
European
Union
and
to
to
Flinx
flight.
C
The
communities
have
come
before
and
having
space
to
know
that,
okay,
like
all
of
those
people,
have
different
experiences
and
to
create
an
environment
where
we're
able
to
listen
and
able
to
know
like
okay.
How
do
you
incorporate
all
these
people's
perspectives
in
moving
things
forward
for
the
city?
So
I
would
say
it's
a
fun
dynamic
experience.
It's
challenging
most
definitely,
but
it's
also
very
unique
for
me,
because
I
get
to
get
a
little
bit
more
inside
things
that
I
would
say
other
people
might
otherwise
not
it's.
A
Extraordinary
with
the
proximity
you
know
to
this
work
can
can
introduce
to
your
experience
like
they're,
just
a
the
organic
chances
to
learn
from
so
many
different
people
over
time
and
then
in
real
time
is
really
fascinating.
We
will
drive
to
dive
in
a
little
bit
further
on,
allow
let's
bring
you
in
before
we
get
to
your
role
in
your
history
with
the
work.
How
are
you
doing
today,
I'm
doing.
D
Well,
Josiah,
thank
you
for
asking
like
millions
of
Muslims
around
the
world
I'm
observing
Ramadan,
and
it
has
been
one
of
the
strangest
Ramadan's
that
I
have
lived
through
it's
a
month
of
community
gatherings
and
that
part
has
been
taken
away
and
is
sorely
missed,
but
I
also
to
echo
what
Fay
was
saying
I'm,
so
so
grateful
for
everything
that
I
have
and
I
yeah.
The
gratitude
is
also
really
real.
So
thank
you.
How
are
you
doing
Josiah
I
am.
A
Doing
well
and
all
the
much
more
good,
because
I'm
on
the
call
you
know
with
you
all
and
I'm,
finding
things
be
great
before
day
by
day
and
trying
to
extend
myself
grace
in
those
those
lower
moments
as
well
and
trying
to
be
as
supportive
as
possible
to
the
people
in
my
life
to
as
they're
going
through
a
lot
of
these
ways.
It's
extraordinary
and
at
least
from
my
life,
unprecedented
share.
A
A
This
idea
that
you're
looking
for
the
next
step,
the
next
bit
of
solid
ground,
to
advance
a
project
to
to
bring
some
light
to
something
to
connect
you
with
resources
and
I
have
been
able
to
find
those
and
working
on
a
team
like
this
is
really
giving
me
a
lot
of
opportunities.
They're
somewhat.
You
know
all
the
much
more
grateful
they're.
So
thank
you
for
asking
I
appreciate
that.
A
D
D
This
was
how
to
increase
collaboration
specifically
within
the
immigrant
refugee
collusion
sector
here
in
Pittsburgh
and
so
to
come
onto
the
city
and
work
with
welcoming
Pittsburgh
I'm
able
to
bring
that
lens
and
continued
dedication
to
collaboration
both
within
the
city
and
different
city
departments,
but
also
outside
of
the
city
as
well
before,
but,
like
my
last
job,
was
about
connecting
people
to
each
other
and
I.
Think
now,
a
big
part
of
my
role
alongside
the
rest
of
the
welcoming
Pittsburgh
team
in
the
office
of
equity,
is
to
connect
people
to
resources.
A
That's
really
useful
framing!
Thank
you.
So
let's
do
some
level
setting
for
the
rest
of
this
conversation.
I.
Think
all
three
of
you
have
spoken
to
the
idea
of,
like
the
ecosystem
of
organizations,
different
levels
of
whether
it's
government
nonprofits
foundations,
universities,
individual
community
leaders,
neighborhood
groups,
etc
that
are
involved
with
this
work
and
then
there's
this.
A
You
know
all
these
Venn
diagrams
sort
of
speak
of
overlap
in
terms
of
people
working
on
things
together
and
then
different
initiatives
and
stuff
like
that,
and
and
as
such,
it's
a
chance
to
acknowledge
the
language
that
we
use
to
describe
to
describe
the
work
and
like
definitions
for
for
what
it
is
that
we're
that
we're
focused
on.
So
let's
just
jump
right
into
that.
A
C
That's
a
really
good
question:
just
I
am,
and
again
you
want
to
in
discussing
this
is
to
also
acknowledge
again
that
terminologies
are
just
really
complex
right.
We
know
race,
ethnicity,
different
framings
are
just
very
complex
things,
so,
even
as
we
shared
definitions
with
you
guys
is
to
keep
in
mind
that
people
want
to
be
addressed
the
way
that
they
want
to
be
addressed
right.
D
B
C
C
Even
do
I
am
a
citizen
of
the
country
as
well,
so
just
to
protect
a
refugee
is
a
person
who
has
left
their
country
or
and
are
afraid
to
go
back
so
they're
fleeing
either
because
of
of
war.
They
are
fleeing
because
of
persecution
due
to
their
religion,
political
beliefs
or
race.
So
that's
determinant
knowledge
in
for
Refugees
asylees,
a
person
from
another
country
who
arrives
in
the
United
States
for
protection
again,
an
undocumented,
and
normally
what
we
hear
I've
heard
people
say
this.
C
A
lot
about
illegal
residents
say
if
I
were
to
say
what
are
the
terminology
to
leave
behind.
It
would
be
that
idea
of
calling
people
need
illegal
in
using
my
own
thoughts
and,
of
course,
he
would
hear
different
viewpoints
from
different
community
partners
that
we
work
with,
but
I
feel
like.
No
one
is
in
a
place
to
tell
someone
that
they
are
illegal
or
not
we're
all
illegal
on
this
earth.
The
person
who
created
us,
the
guy
who
created
us,
create
us
for
a
reason.
C
So
there
is
no
reason
why
someone
should
say
they're
illegal
by
being
in
this
country,
but
normally
the
terminology
that
people
should
use
is
undocumented
and
undocumented,
surfers
who
enters
or
stays
in
a
country
without
those
proper
documents
that
might
be
needed
for
that
particular
country.
But
again,
an
immigrant
a
person
who's
coming
from
then
lives
in
a
country
like
the
United
States
or
were
born
somewhere
else,
a
refugee
who
is
fleeing
not
necessarily
because
they
want
to
but
to
protect
themselves
and
their
families.
B
I
think
it's
important
to
really
like
be
clear
about
our
language
and
understand
the
language
evolves,
but
that
language
is
political
and
language
can
be
hurtful
and
harmful.
So
just
as
they
talked
about
just
the
idea
of
illegal
versus
undocumented
or
acknowledging
what
it
means
to
say
sewn
as
a
refugee,
but
that's
just
really
about
being
a
good
neighbor
and
sometimes
being
a
good
news
is
about
knowing
how
to
communicate
with
your
neighbor
right
in
knowing
how
to
how
to
be
a
friend.
B
So
others
understand
the
possible
negative
and
harmful
impacts
of
language,
because
language
can
elevate
and
at
the
same
time,
language
and
desecrate.
So
we
want
to
be
very
thoughtful,
so
faith.
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
point
up
around
the
importance
of
language
and
how
we
need
to
share
that
information
with
as
many
people
as
possible.
That's.
D
Immigrant
contains
so
much
diversity
and
experience
within
it,
let
alone
all
the
other
categories
that
you
walked
us
through,
and
so
when
we
say
we
work
with
the
newcomer
communities
or
the
communities
that
we
work
with
with
both
with
in
welcoming
pittsburgh.
There
is
that
danger
that
comes
with,
assuming
that
everyone
has
a
shared
experience
or
that
these
are
a
group
of
people
that
are
helpless
and
need
our
help.
D
There's
this
strong,
like
there's
an
urgency
here
that
I
would
like
to
bring
up
to
remember
agency
and
remember
that
these
people
have
such
a
like
a
diverse
range
of
careers
classes.
Wealth
language
needs
statuses,
and
that
is
something
that
I
think
is
often
forgotten.
When
we
talk
about
helping
people
are
helping
the
newcomer
communities,
that's.
C
C
Right,
like
is
it
so
we
know,
we've
had
a
refugees
here
for
over
a
decade
over
20
years.
At
some
point
would
we
consider
them
refugees
or
at
some
point
they
would
say,
like
I'm,
an
American
just
like
you
right
so
so
echo
chief
Flynn's
point
last
point
is
the
idea
that
I
mean
mindful
of
terminology,
allows
us
to
be
neighborly
right
to
be
welcoming
and
and
giving
space
to.
C
Actually,
when
you're
speaking
I
meet
someone
letting
them
be
able
to
share
with
you
how
they
choose
to
be
identified
with,
if
they
want
say,
I'm
an
American
I'm,
an
American
and
they're,
proud
of
it,
and
they
say,
like
I,
am
a
refugee
and
immigrant
so
on
and
so
forth.
It
is
respecting
people's
right
to
select
what
they
choose
to
me.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that.
For
that
overview,
and
in
the
nuance
there
is
try
to
keep
it
in
mind
for
the
rest
of
the
conversation,
I
want
to
get
right
to
some
of
the
coded
nineteen
realities
that
you
all
have
been
facing
as
a
team.
So
you
are
playing
such
a
an
intermediary
role.
You're
hearing
from
community
members,
community
organizations
at
different
levels
working
interpret
things.
D
So
when
we,
when
covet
nineteen
broke
out-
and
this
became
an
emergency
I-
think
the
first
first
and
foremost
we
pivoted
towards
communication-
it
became
our
number
one
priority.
So
we
reached
out
to
dozens
of
stakeholder
groups
within
the
Emir
refugee
inclusion,
work
Network
and
we
created
an
email
listing
so
that
it
was
really
easy
for
everyone
to
reach
each
other
with
just
a
click
of
an
email
button.
And
we
convened
a
call
with
all
of
these
different
stakeholders.
D
And
we
we
heard
of
WEP
about
what
the
needs
were,
that
they
were
facing
and
in
their
work
and
based
off
of
the
needs
that
we
were
hearing.
We
reached
out
to
even
more
people
service
providers
that
can
address
those
needs,
so
whether
that
was
within
health
care
or
education,
and
we
continue
to
convene
those
stakeholders
every
single
week
in
coordination
with
those
service
providers.
D
We
they've
just
been
made
more
clear
during
this
pandemic,
but
the
challenges
themselves
are
not
new,
and
so
the
people
who
are
working
with
the
newcomer
communities
they've
been
doing
this
work
for
years
and
years
and
the
challenges
that
they're
seeing
are
similar
to
challenges
that
a
lot
of
people
in
Pittsburgh
and
across
the
country
across
the
world
are
facing.
So
they
want
access
to
small
business
resources.
They
want
to
figure
out
healthcare,
navigating
the
healthcare
system.
They
want
access
to
food,
they
can't
make
rent
and
or
utility
payments.
D
They
need
technology
in
order
to
attend
school
or
complete
their
education
or
maybe
they've
been
facing
discrimination,
and
that
discrimination
is
at
an
all-time
high
right
now.
So,
in
terms
of
accessing
these
resources,
they
it's
this
population
that
we're
talking
about,
has
even
more
barriers
to
overcome,
mainly
because
we
have
to
ask
ourselves:
are
we
utilizing
the
proper
channels
to
communicate
who
mayor
to
communicate
with
these
communities?
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that,
so
I
think
it
static
a
little
bit
tactical
since
we
have
you
tuned
you've
been
on
the
front
lines
of
doing
this
exact
thing,
so
you
mentioned
that
you
got
like
an
email
listserv
going
that
you
could
share
among
the
communities
folks
in
contact
with
each
other.
Everyone
can
be
contacted
at
once.
What
other
ways?
What
other
methods
have
you
used
to
do
that
communication
and
I?
Remember
the
conversation
we
had
two
days
ago
around
the
critical
communities
work
and
there's
this
idea
of
accessibility
and
accommodations.
A
Here's
a
perfect
example:
all
of
that
where
you
want
to
connect
community
members
with
resources,
but
can
you
do
it
in
a
language?
That's
that
that
that
they
can
engage
with
the
Dickey
caught
that
they
speak
and
and
trying
to
get
down
to
that
micro
level
of
making
sure
that
that
communication
is
possible.
What
other
tools
and
methods
have
you
used.
C
That's
a
good
one,
Josiah
and
I
would
say
primarily.
Of
course,
we
have.
The
weekly
calls
a
la
addressed
and
I.
Think
in
addition
to
that,
something
that
we
do
is
we
create
room
for
people
to
tell
us
what
needs
to
be
done
like
what
needs
to
change.
What
isn't
working
with
that?
We
do
follow-up
one-on-ones
right,
so
we
were
just
after
the
session
we
would
need
or
convene
or
speak
to
that
leader
in
particular
I.
Remember
we
some
one
of
the
communal
leaders.
That's
looked
a
lot
myself.
C
C
Okay,
who
are
other
agencies,
what
other
authorities
right
that
we
need
to
be
working
with
and,
as
allows
mentioned,
we
serve
as
connectors
right,
not
just
within
body
of
government
but
with
other
authorities
and
even
now
the
opportunity
to
even
walk
across
the
city,
the
county
and
even
within
southwestern
Pennsylvania,
as
we
know
that
our
immigrant
communities
are
not
just
stagnant
in
one
particular
place,
but
they
flow
between
cities
of
municipalities
and
areas,
and
we
know
that
they
all
have
me.
So
how
are
we
working
across
different
agencies
to.
C
It
gave
its
one-on-one
sessions
with
community
I'm
communion
leaders
outside
of
the
weekly
calls
we're
also
working
in
partnership
with
all
four
all,
so
they
send
out
surveys
on
a
weekly
basis
and
that
allows
us
to
collect
data
on
what
are
the
needs
for
the
Somali
Bantu
community
from
the
Burundi
community
from
the
Western
African
Canyon
be
what
it
is
unique
needs,
and
how
can
we
make
sure
like?
Okay,
the
resources
that
were
compiling
the
agencies
that
we
were
working
with?
I'm
are
also
connected
to
this
particular
group.
C
D
C
Mean
how
can
we
make
sure
that
were
fake
in
that
gap,
and
sometimes
six
back
and
forth,
but
ultimately,
what's
a
great,
especially
during
this
time,
since
that
people
are
really
sensitive
to
the
needs
of
communities
and
until
last
point,
this
is
not
anything
new,
but
what's
great
and
what
Cove
it
is
provided.
It's
an
opportunity
for
people
to
be
a
little
bit
more
sensitive
than
before.
C
C
For
instance,
a
shout
out
to
our
own
I
am
deputy
chief
Linda
Powell,
who
who
really
work
to
make
sure
like
our
Somali
Watson
community,
that
you
know
before
when
food
was
being
brought
up,
they
were
had
pork
in
and
some
of
our
communities
of
the
Muslim
faith
and
don't
eat
pork.
So
she
worked
with
other
agencies
to
make
sure
that
hey,
like
the
food
that
was
being
brought
up,
was
sensitive
and
made
sure
that
it
was
able
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
community
groups
there.
D
C
D
Like
they
said,
we've
been
working
with
all
four
all
to
distribute
surveys
to
get
feedback
on
the
resources
we've
been
distributing
to
people
and
we've
also
compiled
an
FAQ
document.
All
of
those
most
commonly
asked
for
resources
and
questions
into
this
one
place
that
we're
happy
to
share
out
with
everyone,
and
that
has
continued
to
also
be
a
good
resource
package.
As.
A
Criminis,
thank
you
both
so
much
and
we'll
make
sure
that
that's
not
only
linked
up
in
the
broadcast,
but
that
folks
can
go
to
the
code
19
page
and
to
the
welcoming
pittsburgh
channels
to
find
that
information
and
engage,
as
makes
sense,
there's
one
ology
to
because
once
you
know,
we
started
working
remotely
and
making
all
these
shifts
with
coded.
You
know,
welcoming
was
definitely
one
of
the
first.
You
know
initiatives
to
start
with
the
week,
not
just
with
weekly
calls,
but
with
you
know,
zoom
and
broadcasting.
A
D
D
Want
to
give
a
bit
of
background
about
what
that
actually
means.
So
we
worked
with
the
council
person
who
introduced
this
legislation,
Erika
Strassburger
his
office
and
Human
Relations
on
this
piece
of
legislation
and
the
Commission
on
Human
Relations
investigates
discrimination
against
certain
protected
classes,
and
so
that
includes
race,
sexual
orientation,
disability.
D
They
have
a
list
of
protected
classes,
they
investigate
discriminations
against
in
spheres
of
employment
and
housing
and
public
accommodations,
and
so
what
we
did
was
we
added
actual
or
perceived
citizenship
status
and
actually
perceived
languages
spoken
to
that
list
of
protected
classes
to
enable
the
Commission
on
Human
Relations
to
better
prosecute
these
cases
that
they
were
already
seeing,
and
this
wouldn't
have
been
possible
without
like
key
stakeholders.
So
as
I
mentioned,
council
persons,
Erica
Strassburger,
and
but
also
the
many
community
members
and
leaders
who
have
informed
this
over
the
last
year.
D
So
we
have
malossi
Mohamed,
Sundrop,
Carter,
Camden,
Monica,
Ruiz,
many
wonderful
community
leaders,
but
then
there's
also
Hirsch
Bernstein.
Who
works
is
our
colleague
at
the
mayor's
office
and
I
named
all
of
these
people
to
get
out
of
crucial
point,
which
is
that
welcoming
work
includes.
So
many
different
specialties
of
work
so
anything
that
we
do
with
in
welcoming
Fae
destiny
and
I.
We
don't
do
it
alone.
D
C
So
it's
it's
not
knowing
that
there
is
no
way
that
we
could
be
in
many
places
at
once,
and
you
just
kind
of
encourage
us
to
have
that
kind
of
outlook
like
how
could
we
use
the
rest
of
city
government
and
ultimately,
the
office
of
equity
to
serve
as
tentacles
to
the
work
of
welcoming
Pittsburgh,
we're
so
privileged
in
the
office
of
the
office
of
equity.
Today
would
have
so
many
different
managers
and
experts
in
early
childhood
and
critical
community
space
that
Laura
spoken
in
small
businesses
and
and
minority
contractors.
C
This
has
so
many
different
work
and
we
know
that
we
can't
be
can
be
experts
in
those
particular
areas.
But,
what's
great
is
we
have
colleagues
that
as
they
go
in
those
and
moves
in
those
specific
spaces,
they
bring?
The
lens
of
welcoming
right
so
in
early
childhood,
how
are
we
making
sure,
like
I,
immigrant
youth,
I
incorporated
with
small
businesses?
How
are
we
making
sure
that
they
are
aware
of
the
fact
that
they
could
bid
for
particular
contracts?
C
Reform
and
Mister
shows
the
commitment
that
the
administration
has
and,
of
course,
as
the
welcoming
the
Pittsburgh
team
to
make
sure
that
were
fulfilling
that
recommendation
again
to
our
last
point.
It
goes
beyond
the
welcome
in
Pittsburgh.
Team
of
the
mayor's
office
is
also
working
across
City
Council.
It
was
working
across
different
cities,
worklet
cities,
fractional
volume
in
America
and
together.
C
What
we
do
is
we
work
on
legislation
together,
so
we've
done
things
around
Dhaka
around
public
charge
around
increasing
the
amount
of
refugees
that
is
allowed
to
come
into
the
United
States,
so
on
and
so
forth.
We
continue
to
push
legislation,
both
state,
local
and
federal
ii,
to
make
sure
that
in
great
communities
know
that
what
our
administration
is
not
just
staying,
we're
welcoming
but
we're
doing
whatever
we
can
to
make
sure
he's
meditatively
proven
as
well.
Thank.
A
You
w
cheese,
I,
wonder
if
we
get
you
if
you
would
share
with
us
about
about
this.
I
remember,
I'm,
also
relatively
new
to
the
mayor's
office,
and
when
the
office
of
equity
got
formed,
you
began
an
internal
initiative
around
interdisciplinary
teams
and
this
seems
to
kind
of
speak
to
that
same
idea.
What
does
this
say
to
us
about
the
role
of
government
and
the
commitment
of
the
mayor
in
the
mayor's
office?
You
hear
these
reflections
well.
B
So
I
want
to
commend
them
for
their
work
and
also
their
ability
to
foster
partnerships
with
nonprofits
with
organizations
with
you
know,
other
forms
of
government,
whether
the
Allegheny
County
other
folks,
regionally
so
I.
The
work
that
we're
talking
about
is
really
a
testament
to.
How
do
you
work
across
those
sectors?
I
do
across
sectors
to
be
able
to
advance
things
that
are
important
to
a
population,
and
so
in
that
sense
the
idea
around
the
interdisciplinary
team
is
really
knowing
that
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
span
one
silo.
B
So
a
great
example
of
this
is
really
thinking
about
the
like
the
economic
development
possibilities
for
the
immigrant
community.
You
know
for
the
welcoming
community
and
really
was
looking
at
okay.
You
know
we
have
this
set
of
things
that
are
occurring
and
you
know
we.
They
have
been
they've
been
framed
for
folks
here
who
understand
how
to
utilize
them
and
then,
let's
say,
for
example,
in
a
racial
context
and
the
smell
in
the
Innis
muss
class
context.
Folks,
who
may
not
be
involved,
may
not
know
how
to
use
them
quite
as
well.
B
You
know
the
folks
at
the
URA
and
welcoming
folks
really
looking
at
welcoming
economies
and
how
do
we
go
beyond
translating
things
into
different
languages
which
is
necessary,
but
also
now
trying
to
understand
what
kind
of
businesses
does
the
welcoming
community
have,
and
how
can
we
engage
them
better,
and
this
is
really
when
you
become
more
interdisciplinary
and
use
the
examples
of
child
care
and
in
the
welcoming
community,
but
also
small
business
in
the
book.
I
mean
community
and
I.
B
Think
the
entire
team
is
done
really
well
and
welcoming
is
giving
a
real
platform
to
show
that
many
of
the
things
that
were
working
on
cuts
across
any
silo
it
cuts
across
race.
It
cuts
across
gender.
It
cuts
across
class.
It
cuts
across
the
abilities
to
really
be
able
to
bring
the
services
to
everyone.
So
it's
a
great
example
of
how
we
do
that.
You.
A
Know
thank
you
for
that.
It
seems
so
clear
because
you
know
it's
an
interesting
thought
experiment
to
consider
how
a
city
or
mayor's
office
or
a
team
might
approach
services
or
access
to
resources
to
newcomer
community
and
you're,
trying
to
get
idea
of
the
barriers
they're
like
state
language
access,
and
you
say:
okay.
This
is
something
that
we
could
do.
The
things
be
more
accessible,
but
then,
with
this
work,
there's
this
blend
of
two
whe
flames,
point
there's
that
thought
experiment,
and
then
there
is
the
step
of
what
businesses
are
they're.
A
Actually,
so
what
business
is
what
are
folks
doing,
and
how
can
we
be
supportive
or
what
are
the
connections
that
can
be
made
so
Allah
and
say
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
goals
for
welcoming
Pittsburgh,
especially
moving
forward
giving
these
coded
nineteen
realities?
What
a
success
looks
look
like
and
what
are
you
focused
on
moving
forward.
C
That's
a
good
question
again:
what
does
success?
Look
like
I'm,
saying
continuing
what
we
are
already
doing.
One
is
making
sure
that
we
stay
close
to
our
community
partners.
I
would
say
for
just
because
again
welcome
to
Pittsburgh.
Is
it's
not
just
an
entity
on
its
own
as
a
result
of
the
collaborations
and
relationships
that
have
been
built
over
over
a
period
of
time,
so
for
success?
Is
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
do
more
closely
with
our
community
partners.
C
C
So
you
utilize
now
social
media
platforms
as
we
work
on
our
newsletter
as
we
work
on
having
a
particular
presence
within
our
city
website.
It's
to
make
sure
that
we
use
in
avenues
to
make
sure
that
were
communicating
with
the
public.
We
also
kind
of
love
the
idea
that
we
have
now.
This
weekly
calls.
We
community
I,
know
allah
and
I
discussed
briefly
and
with
some
of
our
friends
and
economy
as
well
about
how
to
be
utilize.
These
new
changes
new
wave
of
communication
that
we've
we've
had
to
uncreate
right
during
this
time.
C
How
do
we
continue
that
process
even
well
beyond,
and
the
fact
that
we
have
this
group
of
people
that
we
get
to
speak
and
meet
with
on
a
weekly
basis?
How
do
we
use
that
and
continue
that
on
going
forward
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
know
what's
going
on
in
the
community?
We
can't
seem
to
get
feedback
which,
before
it's
the
work,
that
we
do
internally.
D
D
A
Makes
a
lot
of
sense,
so
I'd
like
to
talk
to
mention
the
county
a
couple
times
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
call
work
around
the
census?
What
can
you
tell
us
about
that?
And
it's
important
just
in
general
and
as
it
relates
to
the
welcoming
work,
the
communities
and
folks
that
you
that
you
served
a
day
by
day,
Thank.
C
For
since
2018
with
the
county
and
the
city
and
ideas
on
the
census
tells
us
that
historically,
they
have
been
communities
that
I'd
be
under
counted
right.
My
african-american
population
populations
for
low-income
immigrant
populations,
children
under
the
age
of
five,
have
been
historically
unaccounted,
and
that
means
they
require
additional
assistance
to
get
them
to
participate
in
the
census.
But
what
we
also
know
is
because
of
that
undercounting
equates
less
money
being
funneled
into
the
region.
I
believe
that
the
number
is
is
for
one
person:
that's
not
County.
C
That's
$2,000
lost
every
year
for
span
of
10
years
right.
So
when
we
think
about
a
child,
that's
four
years
old
right
now
and
the
Guardian
or
parent
doesn't
count
that
child.
You
think
about
the
resources
that
child
means
over
a
period
of
ten
years,
but
knowing
because
I
think
they
speak
when
they
know
their
effects
or
the
reason
why
the
census
mattered.
C
How
can
we
make
sure
that
we
really
speak
to
the
heart
of
the
census,
we're
trying
to
stay
unless
it
was
staying
away,
but
to
change
the
language
and
how
we
talk
about
the
census
and
not
just
saying
hey,
you
fill
out
the
census.
It
means
we
get
representation
and
also
representatives
for
the
state,
because
sometimes
we
do
part
community
partners
say
well
great
vote.
What
does
that
have
to
do
with
me
right?
But
when
we
speak
directly
to
the
fact
that
hey
this,
this
impacts
public
transportation?
Do
you
take
public
transportation
to
work?
C
Do
you
take
it
to
go,
see
a
loved
one?
This
impacts
infrastructure
right,
roads
and
potholes
that
we
talked
about
so
often
and
is
impacted
by
that
school
lunch
school
breakfast
programs
are
impacted
by
the
census.
Cdbg
funds
are
federally
qualified
health
care,
centers
impacted
by
CDBG
funds.
I'm,
sorry
are
impacted
by
the
census.
So
when
you
start
to
speak,
a
language
that
can
Partners
can
identify
with
right.
D
C
You
can
say,
like
oh,
like
I,
never
knew
that
all
of
those
different
resources
or
result
of
this
census.
So
again,
we've
worked
with
other
community
partners,
a
complete
calm
committee.
Some
you
know
the
different
groups,
even
the
group
within
our
weekly
calls
that
we
talked
about
I'll,
get
to
hear
about
this
census
each
and
every
time
we
may
be
doing
great
work
to
make
sure
like
their
communities.
C
The
constituents
that
they
serve
know
about
the
census
know
about
the
importance
of
making
sure
that
account
and
to
echo
words
that
one
of
our
chairs
mentioned
Greg
they're
from
the
great
foundation
talked
about.
You
know
what
right
now,
what
the
federal
government
is
using
in
terms
of
allocating
funds,
it's
coming
from
census
data
right.
So
to
be
honest,
even
though
you're
filling
out
the
census,
none
of
us
could
have
ever
predicted
Cobie
19
happening.
But
what
was
interesting
that
it
was
already
a
food
in
place
for
federal
government
to
kind
of
identify.
C
What
is
the
population?
Who
are
the
people
that
are
there?
So,
if
you're
left
behind,
if
you're
not
counted
and
according
to
a
federal
government,
you're
not
seeing
right,
you're
you're,
not
you're,
not
there
right,
because
we
know
that
the
numbers
data
is
what
shows
and
what
speaks
for
us.
Unfortunately,
so
we
want
to
mention
that
immigrant
communities
really
stand
tall
right.
C
All
the
hard
to
count,
communities
really
stand
tall
and
say
like
I
am
here
and
our
bold
remember
to
make
sure
they
fill
out
that
census
and
what's
great,
is
we
have
for
a
long
period
of
time
for
people
to
to
fill
out
the
census?
And
it's
just
going
to
since
its
2020
gov
right
about
2020
census,
govern
and
fully
now
it
takes
less
than
10
minutes.
It
doesn't
ask
about
Social
Security,
doesn't
ask
about
citizenship
or
or
that
status.
All
he
wants
to
know.
C
A
You
I
want
to
hear
for
the
rest.
I
just
want
to
emphasize
the
point
that
you're
saying
there,
where
this
is
an
opportunity
for
folks
to
participate
in
how
the
certain
extent,
the
federal
government,
but
our
state
and
local
governments,
county
and
city,
are
in
a
position
to
assist
neighbors
with
resource
emergent,
CDBG
funding,
other
other
resources,
I,
really
and
healthcare
and
stuff
like
that.
A
This
can
impact
it
in
indeed,
just
quite
literally
impacts
those
realities
for
10
years,
and
it's
our
chance
now
in
the
midst
of
this
crisis,
to
get
as
accurate
and
updated
accurate
understanding
on
who
is
here
and
how
those
folks
can
be
can
be
connected
a
lot
and
and
deputy
chief
Layne.
What
are
your
thoughts
as
it
relates
to
the
Census
and
people
participating
in
the
season.
B
I'll
say
for
me
that
the
census
is
a
great
example
of
that,
like
all
of
us
are
in
similar
boats
right
and
when
you
think
about
everyone
being
counted,
even
something
as
simple
as
everyone
being
counted,
acknowledging
they're
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
There
are
a
lot
of
populations
who
don't
want
to
be
counted
and
don't
have
trust
in
being
counted
right,
and
so
what
is
the
role
of
government
in
innocence,
local
government
and,
by
extension,
state
government
and
federal
government
fellows
County
to
really
think
about?
B
How
do
you
bridge
that
gap
to
have
these
conversations?
How
do
you
partner
with
philanthropy
partner
with
nonprofits,
because
many
of
those
nonprofits
are
the
folks
who
are
literally
on
the
ground
with
communities
to
being
able
to
talk
to
them
about
these
challenges?
So
this
is
you
know,
since
this
is
a
huge
undertaking
and
on
top
of
them
being
a
huge
undertaking
which
I
think
because
Berg
and
Allegheny
County
was
really
positioned
well
to
do,
then
we
get
a
global
pandemic
right,
but
I
think
you
know,
we've
been
able
to
be
resilient.
B
There's
been
a
lot
of
information,
just
keeping
up
the
conversation,
and
it's
really
something
important
to
make
sure
that
folks,
who
don't
necessarily
see
that
the
benefit
of
being
counted,
know
that
being
counted.
It
really
matters
more
than
ever
with
the
resources
that
you,
your
community,
gets
and
how
it
allows
you
to
get
what
you
deserve
in
the
city
and
get
what
you
deserve
in
the
country.
And
so
it's
just
a
really
important
component
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
out
of
the
office
and
in
conjunction
with
the
County
nonprofits.
It's
electric.
D
And
I
think,
although
think
that
I,
we
a
legend
understand
and
that
sometimes
it's
hard
to
trust
government,
but
the
alter
all
the
reasons
that
they
just
stated
all
the
ways
that
you
can
be
impacted
by
being
counted
and
I
would
just
say
that
we've
been
working
with
so
many
different
nonprofits
and
organizations
who
have
become
census
partners
such
as
hubs
committed
to
helping
their
constituents
and
the
people
that
they
serve
on
the
ground,
be
counted.
That
is
further
evidence
of
how
important
this
is.
This
is
not
just
about
government.
D
This
is
about
community
organizations
needing
the
funding
that
they
can
get
in
order
to
do
the
work
that
they
are
trying
to
do.
Whether
that's
SNAP
benefits,
whether
that's
busses.
All
of
these
things
rely
on
the
Census
and
I
would
say.
I
would
just
say
that
it's
see
it
to
see
it
less
as
a
government
thing
and
more
as
a
thing
that
your
community
needs
yeah.
A
Community
thing
you
know
one
of
those,
you
know
a
conversation
that
we
have
to
wrap
so
much
around
equity.
A
lot
of
it
has
nothing
to
do
or
very
little
to
do
with
the
government.
You
know
how
are
you
able
to
get
to
and
from
work?
What
are
what
services
and
resources
are
available
for
your
children
in
terms
of
Education,
where
there's
access
to
food
issues?
What
can
be
done
to
address
that?
Who
are
the
partners
involved?
A
C
But
how
people
could
kind
of
keep
track
with
us
is
to
follow
us
on
social
media
again
we're
we
have
a
presence
for
welcome
in
Pittsburgh,
on
Twitter
Facebook
and
on
Instagram.
So
we'll
encourage
you
to
do
that.
We
also
encourage
you
to
email
us.
If
you
have
any
questions
you,
this
weekly
calls
catch
your
attention
and
you
want
to
be
a
part
of
that.
C
Please
email
us
at
welcome
in
Pittsburgh
at
Pittsburgh,
PA,
gov,
I'm
sure
it's
going
to
be
so
much
and
the
chance
for
you
to
see
again
as
we
work
towards
our
newsletters
and
we
work
towards
having
a
more
of
a
solid
presence
on
our
website,
the
way
to
get
those
updates
and
through
social
media
channels.
And,
of
course,
if,
if
that's
not
the
way
to
prefer,
please
email
us
again
at
welcome
in
Pittsburgh
at
Pittsburgh,
PA
danke.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
I'd
like
to
bring
this
conversation.
You
know
to
a
close
and
and
and
just
make
space
once
again,
for
you
three
to
encourage
those
who
might
be
listening.
You
know
say
someone
would
like
you
to
get
involved
or
is
interested
in
doing
so.
Other
wonders
that
there's
there's
space
for
for
them
and
who
they
are.
Maybe
someone
wants
to
share
resources
or
what
they
learned
on
this
call
with
folks.
How
would
you
just
encourage
people
just
in
this
season
and
also
in
relation
to
the
work.
C
Yeah
I
would
say:
there's
always
room
for
one
more
person
at
the
table
and
to
be
honest,
we
don't
control
the
table,
you
know,
and
hopefully
no,
but
nobody
does
ultimately
what
we're
saying
it
takes
a
village.
It
takes
a
village
for
everyone
to
feel
included.
It
takes
a
village
for
people
to
feel
and
note
that
they're
welcoming
and
the
more
the
better.
C
So
please
like
again,
if
you're
interested
in
a
part
of
the
conversation
you
have
resources
to
share,
you
want
to
learn
or
boot
sources
again,
emailing
us
and
welcome
in
Pittsburgh,
welcoming
PGH
I'm.
Sorry
welcoming
PGH
at
Pittsburgh
of
will
be
the
first
step,
because
then
we
could
get
to
connected
to
the
welcoming
communities.
Call.
We
could
get
you
connected
to
the
FAQ
sheet
that
a
lot
mentioned
earlier
and
to
be
able
to
hear
how
we
can
better
help
you
as
well,
but
it
takes
a
village
and
the
more
the
merrier,
so
yeah
I
think.
D
I
would
say
that
the
ultimate
goal
here
is
to
get
welcoming
work
and
at
what
do
you
work
to
just
be
work?
We
are
trying
to
build
systems
and
processes
that
are
sustainable
and
will
outlast
us
will
outlast
the
office
and
this
administration,
and
we
we
need
help
in
order
to
do
that,
like
we've
emphasized
throughout
this
entire
call,
where
we
never
do
this
this
stuff
alone,
it's
always
in
partnership
with
some
other
community
member
or
office,
and
so
yes,
like
I,
said
that
we
don't
control
the
table.
There's
always
a
thief.
B
Couldn't
have
said
it
any
better
than
they
said
it.
I've
just
finally
say
that
Pittsburgh
as
a
city
of
bridges,
and
how
do
we
build
bridges
between
communities
and
a
welcoming
community
welcoming
work
is
a
great
example
of
building
bridges
between
communities.
We
want
to
continue
to
build
bridges
between
all
kind
of
communities.
You
create
to
Pittsburgh
that
everyone
wants
to
see
so.
A
Much
you
know
well
said
just
a
couple
final
housekeeping
items.
We
will
continue
to
post
resources
on
that.
We've
been
mentioned
on
this
call
or
ongoing
basis,
like
you've
heard
that
you
can
reach
out
to
our
talented
team
members
via
social
media
and
via
email,
encourage
you
to
do
so
and
to
stay
up
to
date
on
the
work.
We're
gonna
continue.
A
These
conversations
as
it
relates
to
Coba
nineteen
inequity
and
the
reality
that
we're
all
facing
here
in
Pittsburgh
and
Allegheny
County
in
the
region
and
in
Pennsylvania,
but
through
the
context
and
lens
of
city
government
and
the
mayor's
office
on
an
ongoing
basis.
We
will
make
sure
that
you
all
have
a
chance
to
learn
about
that
as
they
get
scheduled.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
taking
the
time
today
and
we
will
see
you
next
time.
Thank.