Main: 503-823-4519
City/County Info: 503-823-4000
TDD: 503-823-6868
1120 SW 5th Ave, Suite 114, Portland, OR 97204
Main: 503-823-4519
City/County Info: 503-823-4000
TDD: 503-823-6868
1120 SW 5th Ave, Suite 114, Portland, OR 97204
With the publication of the Engaging for Equity report, ONI will facilitate a community discussion in 2015 to receive input on the continued development and potential expansion of the Diversity and Civic Leadership program. This conversation will occur simultaneously with a broader discussion about funding equity for ONI’s community engagement programs taking place with our Bureau/Budget Advisory Committee (BAC).
ONI invites your comments on the future of the DCL program. Comments are due by Tuesday, March 31, 2015. You can participate and provide input on the report, the above questions and any other ideas or questions in the following ways:
Hear directly from DCL grantees and ONI’s program coordinator telling their story of accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned from their work.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
12 Noon – 1 PM – part of an all-day Community Summit
Ambridge Event Center
1333 NE Martin Luther King Junior Blvd., Portland
Please pre-register for this free Community Summit at:
www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/inittogether2015
Join us at an ONI Bureau Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting to share your thoughts, comments and questions regarding accomplishments to date and the future of the DCL program. The BAC will continue to meet into the spring to consider options for future development of the DCL program.
Monday, March 9, 2015
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
ONI Bureau Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting
Portland Building, Room C, 2nd Fl., 1120 SW 5th Ave., Portland
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/65550
Next meetings for the ONI BAC are 2nd Mondays each month, 5:30 PM, City Hall, Lovejoy Room, 1221 SW 4th Ave. Monday, April 13, May 11, and June 8, 2015.
Provide your comments online. You’ll need to set-up a Portlandoregon.gov account in order to access the online form. Go to:
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/DCLinput
Provide your comment via email at: DCLinput@portlandoregon.gov
Provide your comments via USPS mail addressed to:
Office of Neighborhood Involvement
Attn: DCLinput
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 110
Portland, OR 97204
If you would like an ONI representative to come to a meeting of your organization during the month of February or March 2015 to discuss we will do our best to make that happen. Please contact Jeri Williams, Diversity and Civic Leadership Program Coordinator at 503-823-5827, or DCLinput@portlandoregon.gov
For other questions and/or to get on a mailing list to receive updates and next steps on this project please contact Jeri Williams, Diversity and Civic Leadership Program Coordinator at 503-823-5827, or DCLinput@portlandoregon.gov. Leave her your name, organization (if applicable), email, phone, mailing address.
To help ensure equal access to City programs, services and activities, the City of Portland will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services/alternative formats to persons with disabilities and provide language translation for persons with limited or no English. Call Jeri Williams at 503-823-5827, TTY 503-823-6868, or Oregon Relay Service at 503-735-2900 with requests or visit:
Provide online comments on the report "Engaging for Equity" and on the future of the Diversity and Civic Leadership Program.