Our Committees

Our Committees

Transforming our Community

FORR committees are the backbone of the organization! They are actively working to transform our community through conversations, programs, and events all aimed at improving race relations in Frankfort and Franklin County, KY.

Candidate Forum

The FORR Candidate Forum hosts public conversations with candidates and local elected officials about race and race-related issues in our community.

Churches

The FORR Church Committee has united local pastors and ministers with the goal of building bridges to racial unity among local churches. In early 2022, the committee hopes to expand their work from ministers to congregations, bringing together different churches for common worship, education, and service.

Community Protection & Advocacy

The FORR Community Protection & Advocacy Committee fills two roles within our community. They serve as a resource for parents navigating special needs within our local school systems. They have also worked closely with local law enforcement, hosting conversations about race related issues that impact the community our officers serve and protect.

Community Remembrance

The Community Remembrance Committee has worked closely with the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) to create memorials recognizing the victims of racial terrorism in Franklin County. They have participated in the soil collection project, and are working to create a permanent historical marker by the Singing Bridge in Frankfort.

Education

The FORR Education Committee works to support, inform, and encourage educators in and around Frankfort and Franklin County through resources and continuing education seminars. They also work to provide educational opportunities on race and race-related issues for the general public.

Communications

We work to let you know about the great conversations that FORR is having about race in and around Franklin County and help you start conversations of your own.

CARE Principle

We use the principle of C.A.R.E. in the operation of all our committees.

C.A.R.E. is a tool which can be used by the members of FORR: Frankfort to identify areas of opportunity relating to race relations that exist within our community, and to develop and execute plans of action that address these areas of opportunity.

What Does C.A.R.E. Stand For?

C – Condition that exists at a given time in our community

A – Action you took or plan to take to address existing condition 

R – Results of the action taken 

E – Evaluation of results

C.A.R.E. Projects

How are we using the C.A.R.E. concept? 

We have initiated several C.A.R.E. projects aimed at pairing groups of like context (i.e. comfort zones) for the purpose of holding open, honest, face to face conversations on race relations in our community.

Context

What is the context for the C.A.R.E. program?

  • Everyone has a context in which they feel empowered. This could be your home, your neighborhood, your clubs, your church, your sports team, etc. 
  • Everyone has a context in which they feel “otherized.” (from the book, Waking Up White by Debbie Irving, excerpt here)


Places of Otherization

In America, the dominant race and culture are white. This means that the experiences and needs of non-white people are often ignored by those in power and unseen by a majority of white people. People of color often do not feel comfortable in white dominated spaces such as work places, schools, financial institutions,  and medical offices.

Share by: