Office of Citizen Involvement
News & Events
CIC Diversity Workshop with Sisters Of The Road Attracts Large Crowd
August 13, 2010
Approximately 100 people from state and local governments, non-profits, and citizen advisory boards throughout the Portland metro area attended the diversity outreach training on August 11.
Read a summary of the outreach tools and strategies Sisters Of The Road (SOTR) mentioned during the presentation to reach its diverse community of customers experiencing homelessness or poverty that may be applicable to you and/or your organization. Also watch videos of the workshop, which include the presentation by SOTR Executive Director Monica Beemer and a subsequent group discussion by those in attendance.
McLean to serve third year as CIC chair
July 19, 2010
Meet the officers of the 2010-11 CIC Executive Committee. CIC members re-elected Brad McLean as Chair and elected three brand new officers for the other executive positions.
Citizen Involvement Committee's new online volunteer application
June 30, 2010
OCI’s new online volunteer application and accounts system recently launched! Find out ways to get connected with the Office of Citizen Involvement and other county services.
Visit the volunteer database now.
MultCo Citizen Involvement Committee announces Sy Award winner at Annual Ceremonial Dinner
June 18, 2010
On Thursday, June 17, the Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) held its annual celebration dinner. The dinner honors community members who have dedicated their time and energy as members of the CIC and Citizen Budget Advisory Committees, and those who have extensively supported the efforts of these committees. The winner of the 3rd annual Sy Award, Thach Nguyen, was recognized at the dinner.
Slideshow: Community budget forums a success
June 01, 2010
The Board of Commissioners will vote on the proposed budget June 10. Read about citizen priorities for the budget in the following forum reports.
Video: 2010 MultCo Awards Ceremony
May 13, 2010
Watch the County Chair and Commissioners honor the tremendous efforts of volunteers whose service to the County equaled over $3.2 million.
2010 Multnomah County Volunteer Awards Ceremony
May 13, 2010
Approximately 200 people in festive moods—including 70 award winners, Chair Cogen and all four county commissioners—attended this event recognizing the exceptional volunteers who help make our county a great place to live.
Volunteers Save County More Than $3 Million
April 29, 2010
During the last fiscal year, volunteers dedicated 137,654 volunteer hours to county programs and projects equaling a value of $3,274,268.
