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2011 Multnomah County Community Budget Forum

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With significant reductions in state funding looming, understanding and giving input into Multnomah County’s budget is more important than ever. Do you prefer Multnomah County move funds from another program to make up the difference? Which programs should the county prioritize? Come to a MultCo budget forum sponsored by County Chair Jeff Cogen and the Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee to understand how the funding system works and tell the Board of County Commissioners what you think!

Thursday, March 3, 6-8:15pm at the Multnomah Building,
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

For more information contact: Office of Citizen Involvement at 503-988-3450 or www.citizenweb.org

Equity and Accountability Forum: Primary Election 2010

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What will the candidates do for you?

Jobs. Housing and homeownership. Health Equity. Police Accountability. Education. Economic Development and Support for Minority Owned Business. Justice and Public Safety.

Come ask candidates running for the Portland City Council and Multnomah County Commissioner how they will address issues facing our communities.

Candidates for Portland City Commissioner Position 2 and 3, Multnomah County Chair and Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2 will field questions from organizations representing Portland’s African American community, other communities of color, immigrant, refugees, and women at a forum on Tuesday, May 4 from 5PM-8PM at Emmanuel Temple Church, 1033 N Sumner St, Portland, OR 97217.

The County and City Primary Candidates Forum is sponsored by a coalition of organization representing communities of color, immigrants, refugees and women.

The forum will be preceded by an hour-long hospitality period, allowing members of the community to engage with the candidates individually.

Candidates participating in the Forum:
Portland City Council, Position 2
Nick Fish
Walt Nichols
Timothy Youker

Portland City Council, Position 3
Dan Saltzman
Spencer Burton
Mary Volm
Jesse Cornett
Ed Garren
Martha Perez

Multnomah County Chair
Jeff Cogen

Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
Karol Collymore
Loretta Smith
Gary Hansen
Maria Rubio
Paul van Orden
Tom Markgraf

This forum will be hosted by the Urban League of Portland and sponsored by the Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA), Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO), Immigrant Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), Latino Network, Center for Intercultural Organizing (CIO) and others.

Date & Time
Tuesday, May 4 at 5:00 PM (PDT)

Location
Emmanuel Temple Church
1033 N Sumner St.
Portland, OR 97217
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Impact of the Recession on Low Income Households

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Multnomah County

The current recession has hit our community hard. One out of four households in Multnomah County report that over the past 12 months they have been unable to pay for essential services such as housing, heat, or food, according to a 2009 Oregonian poll. With unemployment rates of nearly 12% and 2% of homeowners in mortgage default, households in Multnomah County are feeling the impacts of the recession in big and small ways. More public school students are homeless. More families are going without healthcare, even for serious medical conditions. Poverty is not a new concept in Multnomah County, but there are now more households new to poverty that may not know how to access support services and assistance.

Your input will inform how federal dollars are spent on programs addressing the impacts of our current recession for households in Multnomah County.

Where: Floyd Light Middle School: 10800 SE Washington St.
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Trimet: Bus line 20 & Max Blue Line
Dinner will be provided. Childcare and translation are available upon request by calling (503) 823-2396 three days in advance of the hearing.

We are especially interested in your answers to these questions:
• What has been the impact of the recession on low-income households?
• What temporary strategies should the City support to counter these impacts?
• Has the recession had a greater impact on communities of color and immigrants?
• How can we expand access to economic opportunities for households in need?
• How are schools and public services affected?

Co-sponsored by: Housing and Community Development Committee along with the
Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families & Community