Community Relations Manager Attends Welcoming Interactive Conference
From May 20-22, 2025, Community Relations Manager Janel Gomez (Equity and Engagement) attended the 2025 Welcoming Interactive in Detroit. This biennial conference brought together more than 1,000 community leaders, policymakers, and advocates to share best practices and innovative strategies for immigrant inclusion and community building. The event featured workshops, panel discussions, and keynote addresses focusing […]
Communities of Practice Blitz
On September 18, 2023, community leaders from Champaign County came together for the Communities of Practice Blitz which launched the work in Phase 2 of the Champaign County Welcoming Plan . This blitz provided members of the Communities of Practice team to sit down and develop actionable plans toward immigrant inclusion in Champaign County. The […]
2023 Welcoming Interactive
April 26, 2023, Equity and Engagement’s Community Relations Manager, Janel Gomez, and Community Relations Specialist, April Faulkner, attended a 3-day conference hosted by Welcoming America. This conference was an opportunity for communities dedicated to improving immigrant and refugee policy and integration, to come together to network and collaborate. The conference included tours of the beautiful […]
City Staff Member Presents to Central Illinois Human Resources Group
On Tuesday, February 14th, Jorge Elvir, Community Relations Manager for E&E, spoke at the Central Illinois Human Resources Group presenting on: You are welcome here! – Fostering an environment of inclusion. The presentation focused on the importance of welcoming environments when defining diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. This included an overview of what […]