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How Portland Prepares for Disaster | 2025
Emergency Management
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The City is constantly preparing for all types of disasters. This includes hardening infrastructure, restoring our natural environment, investing in community resilience, and training, training, training.
DIY Skatepark Brings Jolt of Energy to Old Town
Public Environment Management Office
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A scrappy band of Portland skaters have turned a derelict parking lot into the vibrant Q-Side skatepark, with a helping hand from the city’s Public Environment Management Office (PEMO).
Portland City Council Increases Settlement in Albina Displacement Lawsuit
City Government and Leadership
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City Council increased the settlement from $2 million to $8.5 million for a group of Black residents and descendants from the Albina neighborhood, who were displaced by urban renewal projects dating back to the 1960s.
Safe Rest Villages 2022-23 Annual Report to be presented at City Council
City Shelter Services
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Safe Rest Villages 2022-23 Annual Report has been recently published. It will be presented at City Council on Wednesday 10/11/23 at 3:00 PM (Time Certain)
City Council authorizes removing deed restriction at former Sears Armory, current property uses to continue
City Shelter Services
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Portland City Council approved an emergency ordinance authorizing $3 million in ARPA funding for removal of the deed restriction at the Sears Armory site where the Multnomah Safe Rest Village is located.
URBAN ALCHEMY SELECTED TO OPERATE PENINSULA CROSSING SAFE REST VILLAGE
City Shelter Services
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City Council allocates $104 million from the American Rescue Plan, launches open data portal to track investments in Portland’s recovery
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The City of Portland launched an open data portal that tracks the impacts of the first round of federal American Rescue Plan funds awarded to the City last year. The second round of federal funding, awarded this year, was also allocated to address some of Portland's most urgent needs.
Commissioner Rubio and City Arts Program Announce Grants to Cultural Organizations for Resiliency Support
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
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Responding to COVID-19’s harm to historically under-served communities, Arts & Culture Commissioner Carmen Rubio and the City Arts Program announced the recipients of grants to reinvigorate community-based artistic programming.
Resiliency Support for Cultural Organizations - Guidelines and Application Instructions
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
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Applications are due Thursday, April 7, 2022
Community Healing through Art - A Final Report
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The City has been collaborating with artists and nonprofit organizations to support healing in our community.
You’re invited to these events for Community Healing through Art
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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Join Portland’s creative communities in an expression of our city’s resilience and diverse ways we grieve and heal together.
Moments from the Community Healing through Art initiative
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The events organized through this initiative will continue into 2022. Here are some of the highlights so far.
Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The short dances, contained by the 4x4 stage at Lents Park, are condensed statements of artist individuality and diverse responses to community healing.
Volunteer at a cooling center/misting station
Emergency Management
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The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is seeking volunteers to staff cooling centers and misting stations August 11-15, 2021.
Supporting arts and culture in COVID times
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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Local, state and federal governments have been stepping up to help the local arts community survive.
City of Portland launches unified social media channels
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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New Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts will provide coordinated information about public health, economic recovery, news and events.
City Council will consider proposal to invest $63.6 million from American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 relief in Portland
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The ordinance prioritizes houselessness response and household stabilization, small business support, community health and safety.
Choreographers, dancers invited to apply for role in Sept. 12 event
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The City Arts Program invites choreographers/dancers to apply to be part of “Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances” Sunday, Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. at Lents Park
City awards grants to support Community Healing through Art
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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The Community Healing through Art initiative is a collaboration with the City's former Creative Laureate, Subashini Ganesan-Forbes
'I feel free:' Positive emotions come with COVID-19 vaccination
Recovery and Resilience in Portland
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A collection of portraits and quotes from people who have just received a vaccine or are volunteering at the City of Portland COVID-19 vaccination clinic.