- Jaden Huerta
Spotlight Series on Rise Together Members
By Jaden Huerta
Equity is justice. Equity is lifting one another up. Equity is including diverse needs and understanding the necessity to work collaboratively. But what does equity look like on a daily basis?
This question can be answered no better than by the Rise Together coalition. An initiative of Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Rise Together is a group of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color leaders. Their central focus is on advancing racial equity within Santa Cruz County. Members of Rise Together pursue change through a variety of settings including social services, health care, education, and the cultural arts. Each of the members invests in creating opportunities and providing resources for underserved communities. As an intern at the Community Foundation for the academic year, I have learned from these inspirational leaders and had the honor of profiling each of the new 2022-2023 cohort leaders, and sharing their work with the larger community.
