CONTRA COSTA TOGETHER

Contra Costa has a history of cross-sector collaboration working to expand access to essential resources, and many in our communities continue to face systemic harm and disinvestment. The Contra Costa Together seeks to unite people through shared values, fostering connection and healing to build a more inclusive future.

About Contra Costa Together

Contra Costa Together is an emerging effort grown out of California’s Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI). This grant brought together a diverse collection of community-based organizations, resident leaders, and county systems to form the Contra Costa ACH Stewardship Team. Instead of crafting another short-term project or forming one more coalition, the stewardship team chose to dive deeper by improving how we work together and encourage others to join in reimagining and co-creating a better future for ALL.

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We believe in the wisdom of our region. We believe that our communities know what they need – and are demonstrating resilience every day. We believe we are stronger together. When we listen to and learn from each other, we can do more than we ever could alone.

“No matter what our skin color is, what our economic background is, or any of that, right? Let’s start bridging that and building people together and saying, ‘I see your struggle, and I’m also going to be right there with you.'”

-Marivel Mendoza

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Now is the time to come together to bridge, heal, and build a better future!

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“Throughout our country, our most vulnerable communities are feeling threatened by the systems meant to protect their well-being, and increasingly isolated from the people around them. We have a powerful opportunity to come together and identify meaningful ways to be in conversation and support one another in this particular moment, while simultaneously strengthening the vital conditions necessary for long-term health, well-being and resilience. How we each respond today will lay the foundation for a thriving future for all of us.”

Kendra Carr and Peter Kim

Co-Directors, Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice

Contra Costa TOGETHER Kick-Off Summit

Regional change-makers gathered to create a community where ALL belong

We are experiencing a time of uncertainty, when many community members are fearful, suffering, and struggling. And when part of our community suffers, we all do. The Contra Costa TOGETHER Kick-Off Summit marked the beginning of a journey to build a movement where all belong.

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