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Office of Community & Civic Life

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The Office of Community & Civic Life (Civic Life) connects Portlanders with city government to build inclusive, safe, and livable communities.

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About Civic Life

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Sign Up for Civic Life Updates

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Get Involved in City Government

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Civic Life is Hiring!

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Transition Plan to Serve Southwest Neighborhoods

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Resources for Traumatic Events

News

Press Release: City Approves Quarter-Million Dollars in Community Grants Around Anti-Racism, Disability Justice & Transformative Justice

News Article

April 28, 2021 2:57 pm

Civic Life’s Constructing Civic Dialogues program will continue to offer training and educational opportunities for thousands this year

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Press Release: Civic Life Scales Up to Address Portland Graffiti

News Article

April 27, 2021 3:03 pm

The Office of Community & Civic Life’s Graffiti Program announces four new graffiti removal contracts to speed up graffiti removal across Portland

A before and after picture. The picture on the left shows a mixed use building with a lot of graffiti on the front of the building. The picture on the right shows it after it has been cleaned by the Graffiti Program

¡Vamos a Arreglarlo!

News Article

April 26, 2021 9:53 pm

La ciudad de Portland ofrece ferias Fix-It a través de la Oficina de Planificación y Sostenibilidad para conectar a los habitantes de Portland con expertos, y entre ellos, para aprender formas simples, económicas o gratuitas de ahorrar dinero y estar saludables durante todo el año.

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Call It COVID

News Article

April 26, 2021 4:27 pm

A word is not just a word. It becomes a belief. Call it COVID.

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Upcoming Events

No-Cost Training: Access Is Love In Action

Classes and Activities

February 20, 2021

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June 12, 2021

Training provided by Disability Art & Culture

Apply: Arts Education and Access Fund Oversight (AEAF) Committee

March 22, 2021

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May 10, 2021

AEAF Committee currently recruiting new members, please apply by May 10.

Apply: (BOEC) User Board Community Representative

Volunteer Event

April 5, 2021

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July 30, 2021

The Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC) is currently recruiting User Board Community Representatives

No Cost Training: How to Survive a Police Stop

Classes and Activities

May 6, 2021

3:00 pm

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5:00 pm

Available Online

Training held by Training 4 Transformation

Past Meetings and Hearings

2021

February

February 11, 2021 Open house for Development Review Advisory Committee recruitment (Public Meeting)

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