The Create CommUNITY Initiative is a broad-based collaborative of many community organizations drawing together to work on reducing racism in our community.  The mission of Create CommUNITY is to provide a welcoming, non-discriminatory environment with respect and opportunity for all.

Sections of the community have collaborated on projects to enhance diversity and build racial harmony.  They include volunteers from Business, Education, Faith Communities, Government, Health Care, and Human Services.  Create CommUNITY addresses racism in the St. Cloud area by conducting focus groups and getting input and volunteers from a cross-section of community residents. 

	Over 150 volunteers are actively engaged across major sectors of our community Over 10,000 participated in activities over the last 2 years
	Established a cultural center Made available an accessible advanced English as a Second Language course
	Created dialogue groups for the business community on diversity in their workforce Provided cultural diversity training for over 400 community citizens