Inclusive Recovery
Inclusive recovery refers to the active approach to policy that ensures that all residents, particularly historically excluded populations, share in the benefits and contributions to economic recovery and revitalization. It addresses equity challenges in order to transform and strengthen a community.
It informs our perspective and the ongoing work at ACT Rochester.
Federal Recovery Funds Dashboard
In 2024, the Urban Institute shared this short (and excellent!) documentary about Rochester’s use of federal funds after the COVID-19 pandemic for economic recovery while addressing equity challenges.
The Federal Recovery Funds Dashboard allows us to monitor the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in an effort to avoid the mistakes of New Deal legislation (i.e. Redlining)
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Gravity
POST HOUSE: Vampire Post
DIRECTOR: Jordan Danelz
PRODUCER: Mark Williams
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Austin Herndon
EDITOR: Aaron Baggett
Recommended Resources
The Urban Institute’s Inclusive Recovery Project offers a number of resources, including research and data that can help inform your own work.
Their 2022 report Centering Transparency, Accountability, and Community: The Role of Community Organizations in Shaping Equitable Economic Recoveries (PDF) discusses how community organizations played each of these roles in COVID-19 economic recovery and presents best practices and lessons learned for how community organizations can shape equitable economic recoveries.
In 2021, the institute published A Coalition in Rochester, New York, Shows How Local Groups Can Encourage Cities to Promote an Inclusive Recovery, which is also an informative resource.