Our annual Human Relations Awards Gala honors those in our community for their outstanding human relations efforts. Awardees include individuals, model community policing programs, and exemplary school programs that create safe and inclusive environments for Orange County’s students and residents.
Featuring our award winning Bridges Safe & Respectful Schools Program, a multi-year program with the mission of improving inter-group relations by partnering with schools and communities to create, advocate for and sustain a safe, inclusive and equitable school environment and our Restorative Schools Program, which seeks to address the ineffectiveness and disproportionality that arises in more traditional school discipline systems.
Our Community Building program works with Orange County’s diverse communities to navigate the challenges that demographic changes present as well as dealing with the resistance and conflict that can arise amongst different communities. We envision and create a future where everyone is valued, included, and respected.
Mediation Services provides mediation and conciliation services for conflicts to be settled in a quick, efficient and cost-effective manner. Through Mediation, we can bring about social and personal change to improve the quality of life in our community.
OC Human Relations considers bias-motivated crime an important indicator of bigotry and discrimination in our communities. We track Hate Crimes in an effort to assist victims and make strides to build and increase intergroup understanding in Orange County.
