Welcoming Standard
Number of framework areas in the Welcoming Standard.
What is 7?
Number of star designations
What is 5?
The intent of this is to ensure there is a collective impact model for immigrant inclusion.
What is a group?
This is the first Certified Welcoming city.
What is Dayton, Ohio?
This framework area includes criteria about developing immigrant leadership as well as access to participating in boards and commissions.
What is civic engagement?
The process of collecting evidence and submitting it for review.
What is a self-assessment?
Although full-time equivalency isn't noted, this is required in all local governments to become Certified Welcoming.
What is a staff member whose job duties include immigrant inclusion work?
This framework area's goal includes creating opportunities for immigrant and non-immigrant residents to have constructive interactions, develop relationships, and deepen their understanding of each other.
What is connected communities?
If not fully compliant with criteria, a locality may submit this to receive its star designation.
What is additional evidence?
Engaging these to adopt and implement welcoming policies and programs are expected to create a more welcoming region.
What are other cities, suburbs, or counties?
Currently, this is the highest star designation any locality has achieved.
What is 4-star?
What is government and community leadership?
After 4 years of being Certified Welcoming, a locality must go through this to maintain its designation.
What is recertification?
This is something that is expected to be community wide and revisited at least every 4 years with feedback from immigrant and non-immigrant residents.
What is a community wide strategy?
This is the only city and county certified together.
What is the city of Toledo and Lucas County?
This term is used to note criteria that are not required to be fulfilled by a local government or specific agency.
What is a program?
This is the total number of criteria in the Welcoming Standard 2.0
What is 106?
Criteria with an asterisk require evidence from these.
What are departments under the jurisdiction the Welcoming Standard?