Capitol Collaborative
on Race & Equity (CCORE)
CCORE is a community of California state government leaders integrating racial equity into institutional culture, policies, and practices. State of Equity launched CCORE in 2018 in support of a commitment by the California Health in All Policies (HiAP) Task Force to increase the capacity of state entities to advance health and racial equity.
So far, over 40 state organizations and 400 government employees have formed CCORE teams and participated in multi-organization cohorts to support learning, planning, peer-exchange, and implementation of new institutional practices to advance racial equity.
State of Equity is grateful to many institutional partners that support CCORE, including the California Strategic Growth Council, which serves as the state government host, and Race Forward, the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, and O&G Racial Equity Collaborative provide essential subject matter expertise and facilitation.
CCORE program materials
- 2022-2023 CCORE Learning Cohort Program Details and Schedule
- 2022-2023 CCORE Learning Cohort Application
- 2020-2021 CCORE Learning Cohort Survey Findings
- Visit the California Strategic Growth Council’s CCORE webpage
Learn about the work of CCORE participants:
- California Strategic Growth Council Launches Racial Equity Resource Hub (2022)
- California State Government Teams Complete Racial Equity Learning Program (2021)
- California State Leaders Take Concrete Steps to Address Systemic Racism (2021)
- California Strategic Growth Council – Annual Report to the Legislature (2020–2021) (see pages 63-75)
- California Cabinet Secretaries Pass Racial Equity Resolution (2020)
- Open Data, Water Quality and Equity: A Conversation with Greg Gearhart of the California Water Board (2020)
View CCORE participant racial equity action plans:
- California Department of Water Resources Racial Equity Action Plan 2022
- California’s Strategic Growth Council Racial Equity Action Plan (2019-2022)
- California Environmental Protection Agency Plan of Action for Racial Equity
- California Water Board’s Racial Equity Initiative
- California Department of Transportation Race & Equity Action Plan
2020-2021 Learning Cohort
- Department of Aging
- Department of Conservation
- Conservation Corp
- Fi$Cal
- Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Department of Food and Agriculture
- Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Housing Finance Agency
- Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
- Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
- Public Utilities Commission
- Tahoe Conservancy
- Transportation Agency
- Transportation Commission
- Department of Water Resources
2018-2019 Learning Cohort
- Arts Council
- Coastal Commission
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Education
- Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
- Department of Community Services and Development
- Department of Social Services
- Environmental Protection Agency
- State Lands Commission
- Strategic Growth Council
- Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
“[CCORE has] connected me with an incredible network of passionate and brilliant CA civil servants and broken down silos across agencies/departments with similar missions to mine.”
California Environmental Protection Agency
“The most important result of [CCORE] is our organization’s Racial Equity Action Plan that gives us concrete and attainable goals to reduce racial inequities.”
California Arts Council
“I feel empowered because of the tools and new communication skills I gained [through CCORE] to uplift the importance of addressing racial equity and understanding systematic inequalities.”
California Coastal Commission
“Participating in [CCORE] has shifted the trajectory of our agency. Through [CCORE], we have solidified our relevance as a critical player in achieving racial equity through arts and culture funding and cross-sector partnerships.
California Arts Council
Racial Equity Resource Hub
The California Strategic Growth Council launched a Racial Equity Resource Hub in 2022, with contributions from a variety of state government entities. Access it here: Racial Equity Resource Hub – Getting Started