En español aquí The Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill was awarded $1.55 million from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. The funding will support Building Integrated Communities, a planning and leadership … Read more

After publishing the community assessment in November 2021, the Washington Building Integrated Communities team has been busy connecting with community members, giving presentations to local stakeholders, and implementing recommendations. Click here for Spanish Washington City leaders meet with community members … Read more

In our work with cities and towns to expand civic engagement and leadership opportunities with immigrants, we often hear from community members about the need to build trust and create better communication networks with law enforcement agencies and first responders. … Read more

Building Integrated Communities partnered with the Town of Siler City from 2017-2019. Since the completion of the action plan in 2019, the Town along with the Hispanic Liaison has been working hard to implement many of the recommendations. The development … Read more

Supporting Businesses in the City of Washington, NC The City Council of Washington recently approved an ordinance to provide local businesses owned by minorities and women an equitable opportunity to participate and compete in contract procurement procedures. Washington and Beaufort … Read more

Chapel Hill Building Integrated Communities received national recognition for its language access plan from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). The plan was featured in the MPI report “A Framework for Language Access: Key Features of U.S. State and Local Language … Read more

Housing Equity in the City of Sanford “Probably the biggest inequity that we experience here in Sanford, and it’s not uncommon in other communities as well, is the ability to access standard livable housing at a price that people can … Read more

UNC Graduate students build paths to equity in Sanford and Lee County UNC graduate students have been critical to the work of Building Integrated Communities (BIC) in the City of Sanford Equity Task Force. In a previous blog, we described … Read more

Health Equity in the City of Sanford Sanford Equity Task Force members Vernadette Williams, Vonda Reives, Trina Garrison, and UNC BIC team member Daniela Cerón have been working hard over the past six months to research local health inequities, discuss … Read more

Sanford Equity Task Force Initiative Building Integrated Communities (BIC) is strengthening collaborations with Sanford and Lee County communities through its participation in the City of Sanford Equity Task Force. The Task Force, created in the fall of 2020 by the … Read more