THE COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE ALLIANCE
The Community-Based Workforce Alliance (CBWA), a national coalition under the Health Equity Community Collaborative, works to strengthen, sustain, and protect community-based professionals across the country. CBWA brings together community leaders, advocates, and organizations to:
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Elevate community-based professionals in national policy conversations
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Build leadership and capacity within the workforce
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Advocate for equitable funding and sustainable career pathways
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Advance policies that improve health and racial equity
The CBWA is a trusted national partner - one that brings together leaders from across the country who know this work firsthand. CBWA is uniquely positioned to help shape practical, real-world solutions and provide input by bringing community voice into federal and local policy, workforce development, and long-term funding approaches.
MISSION & VALUES
The members of the Community-Based Workforce Alliance believe and are accountable for the following values:
• We affirm the dignity and humanity of all human beings.
• We demonstrate racial equity and pursue anti-racist action.
• We amplify and center the expertise of the Community-Based Workforce.
• We prioritize capacity building, resource sharing, and investment with community-based community-led organizations.
• We commit to and create space for transparency and candor.
• We embrace shared learning and nimbleness.