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Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis helps the City consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.
2024 Hennepin County Youth Activities: Art & Music Grant - REIA

Section 1: Background
Public Safety No
Housing No
Economic Development No
Public Services No
Environmental Justice No
Built Environment & Transportation No
Public Health No
Arts & Culture Yes
Workforce No
Spending No
Data No
Community Engagement Yes
All of the arts programs receiving this grant are focusing on offering this program to primarily BIPOC youth in neighborhoods throughout Minneapolis. 
The applicants were reviewed and selected through a panel process administered through Hennepin County. Organizations were identified by existing programming (historical and current) that serves BIPOC communities through active partnerships, collaborations, recruitment, and engagement. Further, based on the geographical location, arts organizations that had the potential to have the most impact within culturally rich, but resource starved, populations within Minneapolis. 
Section 2: Data
Jordan – Black. Hispanic, and Asian/Pac. Islander communities are 72% of the neighborhood population, with a concentrated focus on local community engagement. 
 
Lowry Hill – With the BIPOC community consisting of 15% of the neighborhood population, Lowry Hill is uniquely positioned as a hub with strong recruitment connections to North and South Minneapolis. 
 
Powderhorn Park – Over 51% BIPOC, with the Hispanic/Latin community making up nearly one-third of the population, with a program supported by concentrated recruitment throughout the community. 
 
Ventura Village – With nearly 80% of the population being BIPOC communities, complete with recruitment to Cedar Riverside, the Phillips community, and East Franklin American Indian corridor. 
 
Willard-Hay – With nearly 72% of the neighborhood consisting of BIPOC communities, Willard-Hay is a strong hub for recruitment throughout North Minneapolis.
Given the percentage of population size that is the target audience will have to do a concerted effort to reach out to these communities.
A survey of students will be completed in as part of grant fulfillment. Also, the effort in recruitment, quality of engagement, goals of youth development, and supporting youth access can all be measured qualitatively and quantitively. 
Section 3: Community Engagement
Inform No
Consult No
Involve Yes
Collaborate No
Empower No
The grantees are all purposeful in their intentions in supporting BIPOC youth in their programs. Also, there is pent up demand for creative work in Minneapolis, mostly because so many dance companies folded during COVID, and this opportunity will allow for new equitable distribution across the city in some of the most diverse neighborhoods.  
Section 4: Analysis

The number of BIPOC students actively engaged with this program. 

The quality of the exchange and teaching that support youth creative development. 

The ability to sustain active engagement over the course of the dance camps, summer programs, and specialty class offerings. 

The ability to retain youth from year to year as part of this effort to become lifelong creative learners. 

The ability to support multicultural interchange and positive community building between different students of various racial backgrounds. 
Section 5: Evaluation

The number of BIPOC students actively engaged with this program. 

The quality of the exchange and teaching that support youth creative development. 

The ability to sustain active engagement over the course of the dance camps, summer programs, and specialty class offerings. 

The ability to retain youth from year to year as part of this effort to become lifelong creative learners. 

The ability to support multicultural interchange and positive community building between different students of various racial backgrounds. 

Dedicated teaching faculty will supply evaluation of the aforementioned impacts; 

Students and family members will be engaged to determine their interest in continuing their creative work and affirming their participation on continued study in the arts and music. 
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