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The traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, and Chinook Indian tribe were in and near the greater Portland area and parts of Washington state.

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Oregon Gets Approved for American Rescue Plan.

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Oregon Gets Approved for American Rescue Plan.

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Oregon received funding for Portland Street response and programs to police from mental health calls. The program aims to educate a response team and manage mental health crisis especially in the homeless community. Hopefully this funding will improve the health and safety of our citizens. Only time will tell. https://www.portland.gov/streetresponse

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Portland Street Response hoping to benefit from historic mental health funding in Oregon

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The Oregon Health Authority is still waiting on more finalized numbers, but it is expecting to get millions of dollars through the deal.

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Mental Health Resources in Portland are Inadequate

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Mental Health Resources in Portland are Inadequate

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According to the article by OPB, The Safety Net is Broken: How Police Became Mental Health Responders; police have been the default in incidents with people with mental health issues. Oregon got rid of federal programs and wanted to make mental health care more local for individuals in need, but those programs never fully came to fruition. There is no structure and process in place to work with individuals with mental health issues. We need to do better.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered a lot of the severe disparities that BIPOC communities suffer during crisis situations. Today, even though we are still living with these consequences, we are now also having to address another global crisis with associated health threats and challenges, and that is climate change (“Trauma Informed Oregon”).

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Thousands of youth fill Portland streets to March for change in 2020. The year 2020 was a year full of great social change and protest.

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Thousands fill Portland streets in global Climate Strike

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Portland and the Climate Crisis and 350PDX

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Portland and the Climate Crisis and 350PDX

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350PDX exists to address capitalist and political systems where profits trump people, false climate solutions are written by those protected from climate chaos, and the climate movement is steeped in white supremacy culture. They solve these problems by centering the needs of frontline communities in our campaigns and programs, while being co-conspirators in the fight for social and racial justice (“350PDX Mission and Vision - 350PDX”).

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Portland Catholic Church and the LGBTQ+ Community

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Portland Catholic Church and the LGBTQ+ Community

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We have many inclusive churches in Portland

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The Protestant church of Oregon was built in Oregon City, OR in 1842.

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The Roman Catholic church is the largest religious group. All denominations of Protestants account for 30% of the religious population (“Religion in Oregon”).

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The Portland metro area is the most religiously unaffiliated city in the United States, with 42 percent of residents identifying as atheist, agnostic or no religion in particular (Oregonian/OregonLive).

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The Portland metro area is the most religiously unaffiliated city in the United States, with 42 percent of residents identifying as atheist, agnostic or no religion in particular (Oregonian/OregonLive).

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It looks like Portland has the highest percentage of religious "nones" in the US.

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Many Portlanders that are low-income have little to no access to computers, internet, or electronic devices. This impacts educational outcomes for kids who don't have access.

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Portland Public Schools New Teaching & Learning Mission

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Portland Public Schools New Teaching & Learning Mission

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Portland Public Schools as added a new model and mission in 2022, for instructional framework for students.

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Mayor Bud Clark was a bit of an icon in Portland. He helped shape our modern transportation system, reformed police polices, and was a lover of art.

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Due to many factors like inflation and the pandemic, many people in Portland are experiencing food insecurity which impacts health and mental health. One Organization that is helping improve food insecurity and racial justice is Oregon Food Bank https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ They have food pantries all over Oregon. They have 5 main food banks and many smaller food banks across Oregon.

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Current homelessness policy landscape and key players for developing ways to help with the homeless crisis.  https://www.multco.us/commissioner-meieran/homeless

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This grid is provides the scope of key players and services for the unhoused. Hopefully the city government can provide some new and better policies to help the homeless community in Portland and the city as whole. Many people that are houseless suffer from mental health issues and addiction.

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Multco. Comm. Sharon Meieran - Homelessness Policy Landscape

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Doughnut Model for Portland Neighborhoods

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Doughnut Model for Portland Neighborhoods

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Some people are thinking to the future to make Portland better

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Portland used to be an affordable place to live. Due to massive growth, the cost of housing has gone up because of inflation and lack of or minimal cost of living income increases for low to middle income earners.

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Foods carts, restaurants, breweries, wineries, and small businesses are big part of Portland's economy

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Economic Systems in Portland were deeply affected by the pandemic. Many people lost their businesses due to the impact of Covid-19

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The impact the protests in downtown Portland throughout the pandemic took a toll on our beautiful city. It is slowly trying to come back. It was an uncertain time for all of us and the protests in Portland became a focal point nationwide.

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The impact of the pandemic and increased residential development that is unaffordable, has greatly increased houseless/homeless population because of rapidly rising housing costs. This has affected the environment of the city and the people in it.

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The environment in this community is beautiful we have views of Mt. Hood and the city is very lush and green. Portland is very forward in thinking about environmental impact and keeping the city clean.

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Portland has a rich history of neighborhoods and communities within the city itself. The Alberta and Mississippi neighborhood were predominantly Black neighborhoods. They have been greatly gentrified which has impacted the Black community in those neighborhoods.

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Portland was developed in 1843 as a port city and was considered to be dangerous due to the infamous Shanghai tunnels and crime.

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My community has a very progressive political culture. Our way of life here is influenced by open-mindedness and is an attractive place to live for artists and creative people.

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Portland’s culture has become known for its restaurants, food carts, breweries, and the city comes alive in the summer with farmers’ markets, The Rose Festival and beautiful weather

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The cultural shifts we have experienced in Portland over the last 20 years are substantial.

The city has grown exponentially and more people from other parts of the country have moved here, which has created more diversity and economic growth.

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 The city of Portland, Oregon is my community.

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 The city of Portland, Oregon is my community.

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I am a native Oregonian and have lived in Portland for 22 years. I love that it’s a city, but has more a large town vibe. Portland is my home and I love the culture, the growing diversity, and all of the neighborhoods have something to offer each of their communities are all unique.