Completed

❥ Provide truncated staff Mental Health training based on camper request

❥ Updated trainings based on camper feedback

❥ Set up Non-binary housing option

❥ Allow campers to identify first and second housing choices

❥ Encouraging first time campers to reach out if have travel or safety concerns

❥ Capture camper health safety plans

❥ Update FAQ regarding off-campus limitations (insurance complications)

❥ Camper-comprised Diversity Committee for training feedback/thoughts

❥ Listing workshops as “advanced-beginner” focused on site (camper request)

❥ Continue to support diversity in camp staff and encourage all to apply

❥ Enhanced Neurodiversity support for those with dyslexia: arial on printouts, avoid one word pattern games

Goals In Progress

❥ Search for grants to increase diversity offerings

❥ Consider offering mocktail option

❥ Create annual diversity funding application for diverse improv groups that need help with gas money, bringing in speaker, etc.

❥ Virtual Campfire with Nick & Jacque where campers can provide direct feedback/questions outside surveys\red flag

❥ Transitioning over to community support medals for Yosemite

Set and accomplished the following goals:

Financial Support ❥ Build scholarship program to assist with hardship, open to all, not specific to diversity. This year, for West we were able to provide assistance to over 10 campers. ❥ Continue to maintain diversity discount.

Diversity Training ❥ Continue staff, instructor & counselor diversity training. ❥ Add diversity training for campers. ❥ Add Virtual programming focused on accessibility and also featuring a diverse panel.

Set Targets ❥ Continue our goal to increase diversity and representation another 5% for East, West and Yosemite.

Increase Accessibility ❥ Try to provide lighting arrangements for those with light sensitivity when possible in classrooms. ❥ Provide travel assistance for those who require help at camp (ex. rides up the hill at West).

Request and Respond to Feedback ❥ Poll campers about affinity jam feedback. ❥ Add a new affinity jam for neurodiversity. ❥ Receive feedback regarding Yom Kippur and Yosemite overlap. ❥ Maintain and encourage various reporting structures: Surveys, Red Flag, email, direct contact. ❥ Create diversity facebook page and continue diversity roundtables for feedback and community.

Regular Internal Communication ❥ Hold monthly meetings between diversity advisor, board member and managing director to review diversity concerns, outgoing materials and upcoming events.

Maintain Existing Connections & Initiatives ❥ Continue to maintain the strong gender and LGBTQIA representation at our retreats. ❥ Continue to find ways to acknowledge campers in various ways through awards and cabin awards. ❥ Continue diversity recruitment. ❥ Continue camper Bill of Rights. ❥ Continue to support recognizing camper pronouns. ❥ Continue to update diversity and FAQ section of website. ❥ Continue to receive instructor recommendations and maintain instructor application form on site.

Open Up Recruitment ❥ Open up counselor selection. ❥ Include board member in D&I process.

Appointed Anita Nicholson our Diversity Adviser

With her assistance we:

❥ Set diversity targets.

❥ Added diversity and inclusion page to site. ❥ Updated site to include past diversity actions and current focuses.

❥ Reached out to diverse improv groups & individual members for recruitment to increase representation. ❥ Sent out recruitment emails with more targeted diversity message.

❥ Offered a diversity discount to BIPOC campers. ❥ Awarded 4 Diversity Scholarships and 9 Partial Scholarships

❥ Reached out to past POC campers for feedback on increasing diversity. ❥ Reached out to other Diversity directors on the East Coast for feedback.

❥ Established Staff Diversity Training. ❥ Added Red Flag Reporting for safer reporting practices and accessibility. ❥ Included into opening ceremonies a diversity message with safety discussions. ❥ Held D&I Brainstorming Sessions at Camp.

❥ Created D&I Facebook group for year round discussion. ❥ Requested specific diversity feedback via our surveys.

Hired Allison Reese-Shapiro to be our Outreach / Inclusion Manager.

With her assistance we:

❥ Awarded four Diversity Scholarships and nine Partial Scholarships. ❥ Aimed for more inclusive language, welcoming campers to share their pronouns and diversity with us.

❥ Opened conversations at our camps regarding boundaries to support a safe environment.

❥ Sought out diverse and talented instructors for our camps.

❥ Hosted free workshops marketed directly for diverse communities, featuring Master Instructors from those communities, including LGTBQA+, 50+, A Black Empowerment Workshop, All Encompassing Diversity Workshop, Women of Color, Asian, and LatinX/Latin(e).