Diversity Plan

Iowa Legal Aid - 080006

Abstract Number: 080006

January 2008

Iowa Legal Aid developed a Diversity Plan to serve their diverse staff and clients more efficiently.  Iowa Legal Aid's Equal Opportunity Committee has annually evaluated
aspects of the organization's efforts to recruit and retain a diverse staff, as well as how the program has served a client base that has become more diverse. The Diversity Plan discusses Iowa Legal Aid's diversity goals, which are: recruit, train, mentor, and retain the best qualified and diverse staff and volunteer support, in order to most effectively bring equal access to justice to the most diverse population of low-income and elderly Iowans possible.  According to the Plan, diversity includes the following: age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, and sexual orientation. In addition, given the structure of Iowa Legal Aid's Board and the economic status of Iowa Legal Aid's clients, the Iowa Legal Aid Diversity Plan also focuses on diversity in economic terms and how to best utilize the diverse backgrounds and experiences of Iowa Legal Aid's Board and staff.

The Diversity Plan includes the following steps to ensure the progress of reaching its diversity goals:

•  Evaluation of Current Status
•  Objective and Goals

A. Recruit, Hire, and Retain a More Diverse Staff
B. Build Partnerships with Diverse Communities
C. Create Leadership/Career Development Opportunities for Underrepresented   Groups
D. Enhance Opportunities for Diversity Training

To read Iowa Legal Aid's Diversity Plan please click here

Contact Information

Dennis Groenenboom
 Executive Director
Central Administrative Office
1111 9th Street, Suite 230
Des Moines, Iowa  50314-2527
Direct Phone: 515-243-2980, Extension 1620
E-Mail: dgroenenboom@iowalaw.org
Iowa Legal Aid Website: www.iowalegalaid.org

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