The Behavioral Health Division operates with funding from across system partners, including coordinated care organizations, the Oregon Health Authority and the County General Fund.
The budget hearing was co-hosted by the Coalition of Communities of Color, a nonprofit representing 18 culturally specific organizations
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler release their final version of the City and County’s Homelessness Response Action Plan
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, May 30, proclaimed May 2024 as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Multnomah County received over 70 testimonies at the second public budget hearing on May 15. advocating for refugees and asylum seekers, youth intervention programs and many more.
Roughly 70,000 ballots were received on Election Day alone, with roughly half of that number picked up from ballot drop sites after 6 p.m.
Mental Health Awareness Month is a national recognition that’s been celebrated since 1949, and it’s acknowledged every May in Multnomah County.
Voted ballots must be received at any county elections office in Oregon or Official Ballot Drop Site location by 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2024, or mailed and postmarked by May 21, 2024, to be counted
Although there is no evidence their information has been misused, they are urged to sign up for free identity theft protection.
On Wednesday, May 8, dozens of community members filled the Multnomah County Boardroom or joined online for the first public hearing on Multnomah County’s proposed FY 2024-25 budget.
Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 29 through May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Week of Awareness.
Multnomah County and FORWARD create a single application for up to 20 community programs