2017 Volunteer Award Honorees
Honoring the people who volunteer their time, leadership and ideas to better Multnomah County.
State of the County: Stable housing requires new partnerships, supportive services
Chair Kafoury announces new initiatives to expand affordable housing, close equity gaps
FY 2023 Adopted Budget Notes and Department Follow-up
FY 2023 Adopted Budget Notes and updated materials from Departments.
From the Archives: Multnomah County and the City of Portland reopen three daytime cooling centers Tuesday, Aug. 15, as high-risk heat continues for third consecutive day
Health officials urge people to seek cool spaces, use air conditioning
Long Term Care Retention Schedule (ADS3)
Long Term Care Retention Schedule (ADS3)
Commissioner Stegmann, partners stress importance of participation in 2020 Census as U.S. Supreme Court blocks citizen question
The Constitution requires that every 10 years, the federal government take a complete count of every person living in the United States.
Commissioner Stegmann, partners stress importance of participation in 2020 Census as U.S. Supreme Court blocks citizen question
The Constitution requires that every 10 years, the federal government take a complete count of every person living in the United States.
Nearly two years later — housed and employed — Ty Grove shares LEAD® program’s ability to ‘meet you where you’re at’
Ty Grove was one of the first to participate in the LEAD® program. Police found him underneath the Steel Bridge with a syringe in hand and a serious heroin addiction more than two years ago.
A message from the COO: Commissioners approve a $2M investment in workforce equity — here’s where the money is going
County Chief Operating Officer Marissa Madrigal shared the following message with employees.
NEWS RELEASE: Overall homelessness number falls in 2019 despite tough housing market — but most extensive street count yet finds more without shelter
Read about the results of the 2019 Point in Time Count.
NEWS RELEASE: Multnomah County’s second Supportive Housing Services annual report shows 99% supportive housing retention rate
Data for FY 2022-23 shows that the County exceeded supportive housing retention rate, racial equity, shelter, and eviction prevention goals
Final budget hearing continues with investment themes in housing, homeless, Willamette River health, and immigrant and asylum seeker support
The budget hearing was co-hosted by the Coalition of Communities of Color, a nonprofit representing 18 culturally specific organizations
Auditor McGuirk’s August 2024 Newsletter
Read Auditor McGuirk's August 2024 newsletter and learn more about the work of the Auditor's Office.
Somali: Doorashooyinka Degmada Multnomah waxay xasuusinayaan codbixiyayaasha in Talaadada, Oktoobar 15, 2024, ay tahay kama dambaysta diiwaangelinta codbixiyayaasha ee Noofambar 5 ee Doorashada Guud; Xarunta Codbixinta Degdeg ah ayaa ka furmay Gresham
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Good Government Hotline Annual Report 2024
Learn about the kinds of complaints we received and investigations that we conducted through the Good Government Hotline in 2024.
Auditor McGuirk’s July 2025 Newsletter
Read Auditor McGuirk's July 2025 newsletter and learn more about the work of the Auditor's Office.
FAQ: Disclosure Requirements for People Funding Communications
Responses to campaign finance questions frequently asked by individuals, political committees, businesses, unions, nonprofits, and other entities funding Communications.
Joint Office of Homeless Services shares new rapid rehousing data in board briefing
A briefing from the Joint Office of Homeless Services focused on rapid rehousing was delivered to the Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 3, 2024.
Auditor McGuirk’s June 2025 Newsletter
Read Auditor McGuirk's June 2025 newsletter and learn more about the work of the Auditor's Office.
Community Budget Advisory Committee Letters of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation from Community Budget Advisory Committees
May 2013 Special Election Candidate Filings
List of candidate filings for the upcoming May 2013 Special Election. Candidate filings will be listed beginning on Feb. 11, 2013 and will be updated as candidates file. Candidate filing ...
Board updated on County departments’ efforts to combat gun violence
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 28 was briefed on the County’s efforts to fight an ongoing rise in gun violence, including the impacts of investments made in fiscal year 2023.
Ethical Culture Survey: Employees find the county’s culture strong, but want more accountability from managers
Learn about county employee perceptions of the county's ethical culture, based on the survey we conducted near the end of 2022.
Growing cadre of outreach teams helping Joint Office better reach people on streets with housing, services
Almost doubling in two years thanks to Supportive Housing Services funding and other revenue sources, the Joint Office's outreach system is increasingly coordinated and managing in the face of COVID.
NEWS RELEASE: Tri-county Point in Time Count numbers, shared regionally for first time, show shifts in homelessness
As part of the first regional snapshot of homelessness since the COVID-19 pandemic, 5,228 people in Multnomah County were counted as experiencing homelessness on the night of Jan. 26, 2022.