CHRC Public Statement: City of Cincinnati's Economic Inclusion Recommedations

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 26, 2015

MEDIA CONTACT: CHRC Executive Director Ericka King-Betts, PhD at chrc@cincinnati-oh.gov or by phone at 513.352.3237

CHRC Public Statement: City of Cincinnati’s Economic Inclusion Recommendations

Cincinnati, OH - We at the Cincinnati Human Relations support Mayor Cranley’s Economic Inclusion Advisor Council (EIAC) recommendations for a “Greater Cincinnati for Economic Inclusion”.  We support the 37 recommendations aimed at increasing the amount of city contracts awarded to minority- and women-owned businesses contracting with the City of Cincinnati, the 14 recommendations focused on changes to internal policies and procedures at City Hall, and the 23 recommendations aimed at helping the region became a catalyst for Economic Inclusion.

It is our hope that these recommendations can be sustained over time by putting an effective structure in place that promotes Economic Inclusion, along with a set of metrics to gauge whether it is being effective over time.

Since 1943, the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission has worked tirelessly to help our community to overcome prejudice and discrimination, build mutual respect and understanding, and to become more harmonious and cohesive. And, we support Mayor Cranley’s efforts to create a more inclusive and welcoming Cincinnati.

About the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission

CHRC was established in November of 1943 as The Mayor’s Friendly Relations Committee. The goal was to appoint a committee that represented various racial, industrial and religious groups to make sure all groups felt a part of their communities and supported one another in the city of Cincinnati. As time passed the name was changed to CHRC and the mission grew to target a much larger issue, discrimination. Thus, the agency's mission is “to help our community to overcome prejudice and discrimination, build mutual respect and understanding, and to become more harmonious and cohesive.”

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission is a non-profit organization. For additional information on how you can support CHRC and its programs, please contact Executive Director, Ericka King-Betts, PhD at 513-352-3237. 

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