The Racial Equity Collaborative

The Washington County Racial Equity Collaborative (REC) is an initiative co-convened by VAN and the
Coalition of Communities of Color.
Along with founding partners Adelante Mujeres, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO), and Bienestar, the REC is the result of many months of hard work that included over half a dozen community conversations, two widely attended forums, and ongoing dialogue with political leaders that culminated in the partners expressed need for capacity building among our communities of color.