Task force adopts 'heterogeneity' language to avoid HUD flags
Committee voted to adopt wording that a funded project must 'address the community's heterogeneity and create a culture of belonging among all Portlanders,' after staff warned HUD monitoring flags could be triggered by certain diversity/inclusion terms.
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Faced with HUD's automated review of some language, task force members moved away from the term “diversity and inclusion” toward a phrasing centered on community heterogeneity and belonging. Mary, staff, explained that some HUD monitoring tools search for specific words and that the city has been cautious about terminology submitted in action plans.
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