Thanks to $2 million from a Minnesota-based nonprofit, the Rock County Human Services Department is going after racial disparities in the child welfare system, which a department official said are
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After Rock County Board resolutions last year aimed at combating systemic racism, the countyâs largest department on June 1 will add an equity manager to further diversity and equity work locally.
Beloit native Lanatasha Bell will start working for the countyâs human services department in one of two similar positions funded in the countyâs 2021 budget.
She is leaving her job with Rockford Public Schools to work again in Rock County, where she spent about eight years as the equity coordinator for the Beloit School District.
âWhen I saw the position, I got very excited about (it),â she said.