About the Department of Community Services

The mission of DCS is to preserve harmony between natural and built environments, keep people and pets safe, and ensure every voice is heard.

DCS delivers a number of essential services throughout Multnomah County. Our mission is to preserve harmony between natural and built environments, keep people and pets safe, and ensure every voice is heard.

A woman in a pink hoodie snuggles three tiny kittens to her face.
Animal Services is one of the essential programs provided throughout Multnomah County by the Department of Community Services.

Margi Bradway, Director
margi.bradway@multco.us

Director's Office
501 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland OR 97214
503.988.5000 | 503.988.3048 fax

Complaints
How to make a complaint

What We Do

 

How We Do It

Mission, Vision and Values
The common basis of operations for the divisions within the Department of Community Services

 

 

 

Last reviewed December 22, 2025