Equity Toolkits and Reports
City Policies that Focus on Equity and Inclusion
- R-20-75 Strengthening the City’s Commitment to Racial Equity and Social Justice
- R-20-85 Adding a Racial Equity Criterion to the City’s Capital Improvement Process
- O-47 Amended Human Rights Ordinance, adding hair/grooming protections to the ordinance
- R-18-7 Strengthening the City’s Immigrant Friendly City Status
- O-18-45 Establishing the Commission on American Indian/Alaska Native Affairs
- City's MBE ordinance
- City's Modified W9
- Language Access Executive Order
- R-21-231 Language Access Policy
- In December 2021, City Council unanimously voted to make city services and documents more accessible to non-English speaking residents and to people with vision, hearing and communication disabilities.
- R-21-229 Anti-AAPI Hate Bill Resolution
- In December 2021, City Council unanimously voted to condemn harmful rhetoric, racist acts, and hate crimes targeting Asian American Pacific Islander communities stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic
Maps
Social Vulnerability Index Map of Albuquerque with all Public Facilities and Council District Boundaries
Minority Owned Businesses and Community Assets in Albuquerque
See the Minority Owned Businesses and Community Assets in Albuquerque map dashboard.
Selected Social Equality Indicators in New Mexico (2020)
See the Selected Social Equality Indicators in New Mexico (2020) map dashboard.
Housing vs Transportation Map
See the Housing vs Transportation map dashboard.
Public Transportation Infrastructure and Related Indicators in New Mexico (2020)
Toolkits
- CABQ Language Access Toolkit
- Racial Equity Impact Assessment
- Inclusive Community Engagement Guide
- OEI Worksheet for Inclusive Community Engagement
- Spectrum of Community Engagement
- OEI Inclusive Communications Guide
- Guide to Collecting Demographics
We recommend all questionnaires contain the questions on the left column and add those on the right column that add value to your data collection objectives. - Stakeholder Power Analysis
Reports
Housing Equity Needs Assessment Report
The City of Albuquerque released a comprehensive Housing Equity Needs Assessment Report. This assessment will help set the direction for closing homeownership gaps in Albuquerque, focusing on the deepest disparities which the study found to be among Native American and African American households.
The report was commissioned by Living Cities, and conducted by MASS Design Group in a dynamic collaboration with the City’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Native American Affairs, the Office of Black Community Engagement and with the City’s housing division, with data from the Urban Institute, a non-profit research organizations that provides data and evidence to advance upward mobility and equity.
Equity Profile of Albuquerque
The City of Albuquerque released an Equity Profile of Albuquerque which shows that inequities and disparities are holding the city back and that closing racial gaps in economic opportunity and outcomes is key to our city's future. View a summary of the Equity Profile of Albuquerque.
Culture Change Report 2021
Since the Keller administration launched the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) in 2018, more than 1,950 City employees and community members have received diversity, equity, and inclusion training. The City’s Culture Change Initiative Report documents the efforts the City has undertaken to normalize conversations about equity and make progress toward a more inclusive Albuquerque.
Municipal Equality Index (MEI) Report
The City of Albuquerque has a perfect score for the second year in a row on a report card compiled by the national Human Rights Campaign that measures how well a city supports its LGBTQ+ community. The City earned a score of 100.
More than 500 cities nationwide are evaluated based on how inclusive municipal laws, policies, and services are of LGBTQ+ people who live and work in those cities. Cities are rated based on non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer, municipal services, law enforcement, and the city leadership's public position on equality.
Language Access Progress Report
City Council unanimously passed a Language Access Resolution in December 2021, further directing departments to provide language access and to budget for language services. The Language Access Resolution (R-21-231) makes OEI responsible for providing departments with technical assistance, reviewing departmental language access plans and conducting periodic, random reviews of departments to check for language accessibility. Below are quarterly reports on status updates on compliance and spending by departments.
Workforce Diversity Report
Under the administration of Mayor Tim Keller, the Office of Equity and Inclusion in 2018 began examining how well the City is developing, recruiting and hiring a diverse pool of applicants so that we can become a role model for equity and inclusion, while providing good service and good jobs for those who need it the most. The Workforce Diversity Report provides a comprehensive analysis of workforce demographics.
Eviction Prevention Report
The Eviction Prevention Report discusses the City’s accomplishments, challenges, data analysis, and future plans to reach Albuquerque’s most vulnerable populations with the emergency rental assistance they need.