Independent Living, or support groups for veterans with disabilities. PSLS pays
special attention to national origin and familial status to providers who serve Spanish
speakers.
Recently, to streamline the process for referring clients to its Fair Housing Program,
PSLS entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with various partner agencies
that serve Lake County residents, including Lake County Center for Independent
Living, Lake County Haven, Youth Conservation Corps/Lake County YouthBuild,
Transitional Living Service, Love Inc. of Lake County, Catholic Charities, Consumer
Credit Counseling Services, St. Vincent De Paul Society, Lake County Housing
Authority, Independence Center, Nicasa, Community Youth Network, and Turning
Point.
In addition to fair housing education, the County supports diversity awareness and
training through a broad range of initiatives:
The Lake County Board created in March 2013 a Cultural Diversity Committee to
plan an annual cultural diversity seminar and develop other educational events
and materials to foster an understanding of the numerous cultures, races,
religions, and beliefs in Lake County.
The Lake County Forest Preserve has a Diversity and Cultural Awareness
Committee comprised of five county board members.
Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has a Diversity
Committee that developed a diversity policy section for its own employee policies
and procedures in October 2008. This policy defines employees’ “responsibility to
provide culturally competent care to an ethnically diverse patient/client
population.”
In July 2011, the Lake County Community Development Commission (CDC)
adopted a vision statement that includes, “we envision Lake County as a place,
unified by diversity, where residents of all income levels have the opportunity to
live, work, and thrive by building successful partnerships with local governments,
service providers, developers, and fel