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Multnomah County announces Federal representatives visit Portland to learn about challenges and strengths of local solutions to homelessness
Leadership from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the agency at the federal level whose sole focus is solving homelessness nationwide, visited Portland on March 21, 2023, to tour facilities, meet key stakeholders, learn about challenges, and see firsthand some of the region’s innovative solutions to homelessness.
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Multnomah County begins notifying high income households of the April 18, 2023 Preschool for All 2022 tax deadline
Multnomah County has begun mailing Preschool for All tax notices to nearly 300,000 addresses ahead of the April 18, 2023 tax deadline to notify taxpayers that they may be subject to the Preschool for All Personal Income Tax.
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Board hears findings of employment and workforce trends report
Multnomah County’s workforce is becoming younger, more diverse and being buffeted by many of the trends seen in workplaces nationwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago.
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Multnomah County announces partnership with Do Good Multnomah to add 52 beds of shelter, housing at downtown Behavioral Health Resource Center
Multnomah County announces partnership with Do Good Multnomah to add 52 beds of shelter, housing at downtown Behavioral Health Resource Center
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Multnomah County announces 'If there was an extreme need, it’s in this area,' Multnomah County’s Gun Violence Impacted Families Behavioral Health Team expanding reach
Multnomah County announces 'If there was an extreme need, it’s in this area,' Multnomah County’s Gun Violence Impacted Families Behavioral Health Team expanding reach
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Board updated on County departments’ efforts to combat gun violence
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 28 was briefed on the County’s efforts to fight an ongoing rise in gun violence, including the impacts of investments made in the fiscal year 2023 budget.
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NEWS RELEASE: Joint Office of Homeless Services contracts with nonprofit Straightway Services to manage new ‘safe park’ alternative shelter in Montavilla
Continuing its work to add shelter capacity in Multnomah County while also building programs through the Supportive Housing Services Measure, the Joint Office of Homeless Services has selected nonprofit provider Straightway Services to manage a new services-focused alternative shelter in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood.
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Multnomah County Community Health Center Board appoints Darnell “DJ” Rhodes as Executive Director
After an extensive nationwide search, the Community Health Center Board has appointed Darnell “DJ” Rhodes to serve as the next Executive Director of Multnomah County Community Health Center. Rhodes will officially start April 11.
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Commissioners honor abortion providers, vow to continue protecting reproductive rights
Commissioners honor abortion providers, vow to continue protecting reproductive rights
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NEWS RELEASE: Medical Examiner confirms five heat deaths during summer 2022
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner reported today that five people died as a result of extreme heat waves that baked the Portland metro region for multiple days in July and then in August 2022.
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NEWS RELEASE: Multnomah County Medical Examiner identifies second suspected hypothermia death during winter emergency
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Program on Tuesday, Feb. 28, reported it is investigating an additional suspected hypothermia death associated with this month’s winter storm, bringing the total number of suspected hypothermia deaths to two.
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Volunteers play critical role in keeping severe weather shelters open during February storm
Volunteers play critical role in keeping severe weather shelters open during February storm
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January 2023 Preschool For All progress report
What's happening with Preschool for All? Here's a progress report halfway through this year.
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Multnomah County to waive penalties and interest on 2021 Preschool for All personal income taxes
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced an amnesty today for people who still owe Preschool for All personal income taxes for tax year 2021, waiving all penalties and interest assessed on unpaid tax liabilities regardless of individual circumstances.
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Valdez Bravo named Health Department interim director
Valdez Bravo named Health Department interim director
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Chantell Reed named Health Department interim deputy director of operations
With more than 15 years of experience, Chantell Reed, the Multnomah County Health Department’s new interim deputy director of operations, is no stranger to health systems.
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Chair announces task force to evaluate the Joint Office’s data utilization strategies
Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Jan. 31 announced a new data task force that will help ensure the Joint Office of Homeless Services is collecting and sharing outcomes that track how well its programming addresses homelessness in Portland and Multnomah County.
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NEWS RELEASE: Chair Jessica Vega Pederson directs new funds and strategy to address unsheltered homelessness
Turning urgency into action to tackle unsheltered homelessness, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson today declared a new focus in strategy for the Joint Office of Homeless Services — unveiling an immediate plan to increase transparency and collaboration among government partners, and move hundreds of people, neighborhood by neighborhood, directly from tents to apartments.
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Board votes to put initiative on May ballot
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Jan. 26, voted to approve a resolution(link is external) that will put before voters this May an initiative that would establish a residential tenant resource program funded by a capital gains tax.
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Treatment Readiness pilot serves as path to access treatment and services; aims to reduce recidivism, hospitalization
The Multnomah County Department of Community Justice’s Mental Health Unit recently launched a pilot program designed to improve access to treatment and other services for people involved in the justice system who struggle with behavioral health challenges.