Trainings
At Cross-Cultural Community Services (CCCS), we design our training to be flexible and customized for your organization. While each session is typically three hours long to allow for deeper learning and meaningful discussion, we understand that schedules and priorities vary. Our goal is to make these opportunities accessible, practical, and valuable for your work.
Courageous Conversations
Courageous Conversations Training equips participants to engage in respectful, honest discussions about race by building skills to create safe spaces, listen actively, and distinguish between intent and impact for mutual learning.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Racism
Learn about the history of ACES and how they disproportionately impact BIPOC children and families.
Achieving Health Equity for Older Persons
Achieving Health Equity for Older Persons Training explores the history of race and builds understanding of how systemic oppression shapes the physical and emotional well-being of older BIPOC as they age.
Health Equity
Health Equity Training explores health disparities in BIPOC communities, the history of discrimination in healthcare and its impact, and strategies to address inequities.
EDI Landscape, Leading Practices and Trends
Learn foundations of designing a culture of anti-racism.
5-Part Training Series
Supportive Training for Equity in Practice (STEP)
STEP is a five-part interactive learning series designed to help organizational, teams, and community leaders build the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to create more equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive environments.
Every STEP engagement begins with a pre-training assessment for participants and organizational leaders. This assessment helps us understand your organization's current level of knowledge, experiences, goals, and challenges so we can tailor the training to meet participants where they are.
Through facilitated discussions, reflection, and practical tools, participants develop a deeper understanding of race, culture, immigration, and systems of inequity while exploring meaningful actions they can take in their workplaces and communities.
What You'll Learn:
Session 1: Building Racial Literacy
Introduces core racial terms and concepts. Builds shared language, explores cultural humility, and examines Comfort, Risk, and Danger Zones to foster confidence in discussing race.
Session 2: Understanding Systemic Racism
Explores the historical roots of racism and systemic oppression. Connects past to present-day disparities and introduces strategies for dismantling inequities.
Session 3: Immigration & Resettlement
Covers immigrant experiences, resettlement challenges, and distinctions between assimilation and acculturation. Emphasizes cultural awareness and system responsiveness to newcomer needs.
Session 4: Systems of Advantage
Examines how racial hierarchies and privilege impact systems. Encourages reflection on social positioning and offers tools to challenge inequity.
Session 5: Moving from Learning to Action
This session focuses on helping organizations develop actionable strategies to sustain their efforts in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion. Participants assess their current practices, set goals, and create customized plans to integrate EDI into their policies, culture, and operations on a long-term basis.
Who Should Attend?
STEP is designed for nonprofit organizations, schools, businesses, healthcare organizations, municipalities, faith communities, and other groups seeking to strengthen cultural responsiveness, improve workplace inclusion, and better serve diverse communities.
Training Approach
Each session combines facilitated dialogue, interactive activities, multimedia resources, and practical applications. Participants leave with a stronger understanding of equity and inclusion, greater confidence in engaging across differences, and concrete tools to help create more welcoming, equitable organizations and communities.