Every Texan’s commitment to equity, with a focus on race and class, is part of the legacy and values handed down from our founders, The Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, Texas. Equity is built by policies, systems, and a distribution of resources that consider the varied histories, challenges, and needs of the people our mission serves. We target solutions at the intersections of policy areas to provide full-scope analyses of the conditions experienced by communities of color in order to shape policies that effectively meet their needs. 

Racial equity is achieved when race does not determine or predict a person’s life outcome. Every Texan’s analyses indicate that race persists as a determinant of economic mobility, health and food access, and educational attainment. We build intentional partnerships with organizations working on the ground in communities to equip existing advocacy efforts with key tools and resources to move advocacy from neighborhoods to the Capitol.

Through geo-targeting that’s informed by data, we work to identify key leaders and stakeholders in communities most affected by policy failures. Every Texan strategically deploys information through trusted partners, providing timely fact-based analysis that helps tell the story of Texans who shoulder the impacts of inequity.

Opportunities to advance equity exist both internally across Every Texan’s operations and programming and externally in the public policy the organization seeks to influence.

Read our full approach to advancing equity as part of our Strategic Plan here.