Bending the Arc
Centuries of systemic racism have led to the systematic denial of wealth-building opportunities and upward mobility for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). Given this country's pervasive legacy of racism, it is imperative that organizations working to eliminate homelessness actively disrupt patterns of inequality and examine how their practices may further disadvantage marginalized groups and communities. Our resolve in advancing equitable, supportive housing must ensure that we center race equity in everything that we do.
Building an Anti-racist, Race Equity Culture
Using Data to Drive Equitable Results
Focusing on Thriving
RACE Initiative: Bridging Access to Capital for BIPOC Developers
Providing Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Grounded in Equity
The CSH Race Equity Framework
In November 2021, we published "Bending the Arc Toward Equity: The CSH Race Equity Framework and Journey Toward Transformative Organizational Change." The framework was a journey that began with our staff, Board of Directors, partners, and funders and took on even greater urgency in 2020 as the nation came to grips with civil unrest and racial and economic reckoning. It was then that CSH declared that it was working to become an anti-racist organization. We invite you to read this framework describing our early efforts on this journey and how we plan to operationalize this work internally and externally. Please send us feedback, share what you are doing, and join us in this effort. This Framework was made possible in part with support from Bank of America.
The Race Equity Framework explains how CSH plans to operationalize racial equity from within and provides practical approaches for organizations and practitioners seeking to center racial equity in their work to end homelessness and advance housing solutions that are grounded in equity.

Equity-Focused Webinar Recordings
Enjoy complimentary access to these webinar recordings sponsored by Wells Fargo.
Community & Systems Partnerships: Using Actionable Data to Drive Equitable Results
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This interactive workshop explores how communities utilize CSH’s Racial Disparities & Disproportionality Index (RDDI) to center racial equity in data practice to drive transformative systems change.
Community & Systems Partnerships: Using Data to Co-Design Strategies that Advance Racial Equity
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This webinar provides insights, practical approaches, and tools to engage communities and amplifiy the voices of people with lived experience to drive changes in systems and make them more equitable.
CSH Resources
CSH Statements on Race Equity
"If we can do this work right, it’s part of the long-term sustained impact of shifting power from institutions to people."
CSH Staffer