About Us
EELAC emerged, in large part, as a result of long standing relationships between the University of Michigan ENGAGE team and the Detroit community. For over 20 years, the team served on task forces, facilitated learning communities, and worked alongside the community on a variety of projects. These long standing relationships and deep knowledge of the community were critical elements in the formation of EELAC.
Equity-Centered and Grounded in Social Work Principles
Convened by the U-M SSW, our foundation is equity-centered and rooted in social work principles:
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Trust
Foster relationships with respect, transparency, and power sharing
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Collaboration
Promote collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize impact
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Community Engagement
Center the voices of workers and support the integration of their ideas into systems change and organizational practices
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Collective Impact
Align efforts and leverage partners’ strengths to reach shared goals
Our Collaborators
We align our work with other systems change initiatives across the city and lean on a number of institutional partners to help guide and shape our work. We are grateful for their thought partnership!
Our Sponsor
Employment Equity Learning and Action Collaborative’s work is made possible with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
