In the spirit of becoming One Fairfax, a County where all residents can thrive and live to their fullest potential, we must:
This work can be achieved through department/agency Equity Impact Plans (EIPs) – a necessary step that can catalyze meaningful action towards institutional and structural change. Equity Impact Plans:
What's In an Equity Impact Plan?
I am pleased to share with you the CY2023 Equity Impact Plans (EIPs), along with CY2022 Annual Reports, reflecting the progress in achieving the goals identified in the CY2022 EIPs.
Each EIP includes an equity guiding statement; a statement of the context in which the agency or cross-system initiative approached its planning; and goals, actions, and performance measures aligned to the ten community outcome areas of the Countywide Strategic Plan.
EIPs also include a section noting the need for action outside of the agency’s control to include the involvement of a central service agency (e.g., Human Resources, Department of Management and Budget, Department of Information Technology, Department of Procurement and Material Management, etc.) and/or shared interests across multiple agencies.
The work agencies have produced to date shows evidence of the wide-ranging efforts happening across Fairfax County Government to advance racial and social equity. While our agencies have made significant progress in their efforts to advance equity since the adoption of the One Fairfax Policy, you will note variations in the depth and substance of the goals and actions of the EIPs and Annual Reports across agencies.
As plans are further developed and refined, agencies will work to develop more robust ‘Context’ sections of the plan and connect goals and strategies to root causes. It is important that county agencies embrace the notion that achieving equity is everyone’s work.
The roots and trends of inequity in Fairfax County are pervasive and complex, and addressing them requires deliberate leadership and a focus on collective work across departments in partnership with the community and other stakeholders to deconstruct the structural barriers to opportunity produced by policies, systems, and practices that have led to inequitable outcomes across geographies and racial and social population categories.
I am appreciative of the efforts of the Equity Leads, Department Equity Teams, and agency leadership that developed these plans and that are working with intention to interpret the issues and trends of inequity. The goal of Fairfax County is to create a place where all residents thrive and live to their fullest potential, and our plan is to work diligently towards that end.
- Karla Bruce, Chief Equity Officer
Listed alphabetically by agency/department/office. Click/select to expand each list.
Animal Shelter 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Cable and Consumer Services 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Civil Service Commission 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Clerk Services 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Code Compliance 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Economic Initiatives 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Emergency Management and Security 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Environmental and Energy Coordination 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Facilities Management 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Family Services 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Finance 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Fire and Rescue 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
General District Court 2022 EIP
Health 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Housing and Community Development 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Human Resources 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Human Rights and Equity Programs 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Information Technology 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Internal Audit 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Land Development Services 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Management and Budget 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
McLean Community Center 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Neighborhood and Community Services 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Park Authority 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Planning and Development 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Police 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Procurement and Material Management 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Public Affairs 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Public Library 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Public Safety Communications 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Public Works and Environmental Services 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Reston Community Center 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Sheriff 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Tax Administration 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Cross-Systems initiatives involve multiple departments or groups working with partners across government and other sectors to address specific issues.
Cross-Systems Prevention Coordination 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Diversion First Cross-Systems Initiative 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Cross-Systems Initiative 2023 EIP | 2022 Report 2022 EIP
Get in touch to learn more information about these Equity Impact Plans, One Fairfax or how the County is advancing racial and social equity! Email us at OneFairfax@fairfaxcounty.gov or call 703-324-2531, TTY 711.