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This study was conducted following the Royal Roads Research and Ethics Policy, and in partnership with the Collaborative, a non-profit organization working to improve housing security and habitability for tenants living in Single Room Occupancy Buildings (SROs) in Vancouver’s DTES and Chinatown neighbourhoods. The research question was: How might the Collaborative explore the connection between trauma-informed practice (TIP) and equity in their Chinatown and DTES programming? The project methodology followed a systemic action research approach to apply systems thinking to the complex and relational issue of programming equity, together with members of the Collaborative. Interviews and conversation cafés were used to collect data from 20 staff and tenant participants of diverse intersectional identities. Seven key findings, five conclusions, and four recommendations were drawn, highlighting that the foundation of programming equity at the Collaborative is: (a) co-created policies and practices, and (b) connected relationships. Participants described equity as the iterative process of creating and revising shared agreements for program delivery that meet the needs of Collaborative members. This inquiry indicated that this iterative process is best supported through connected relationships, emotional regulation, acknowledging privilege, and systems thinking. The data also indicated that a sense of belonging can be used as a metric for equity.