Favorite Quote: “Each day, you have to work harder than the day before.”
Multnomah Youth Commission Mariam Ngoye-Dogo (Voting Member)
Media Coverage
Portland State University Participatory Research class...
Favorite Quote: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Jimi Hendrix
Our trainings allowed students to learn the process of restorative peer mediation and the philosophy of restorative justice.
Multnomah Youth Commission; Samantha Young (Voting Member)
Working with schools of all age levels exposed us to the continuum of support and involvement needed by each school, in order to successfully complete their projects.
Connections b/n bigger themes/structure and small instances (codes) in the...
Visit the State Farm Youth Advisory Board webpage.
In 09/10 the Youth Commission worked with the Mayor’s Office, Portland Public Schools, and TriMet to expand the YouthPass program to all 14,000 students in Portland Public High Schools.
Multnomah Youth Commission Tess Novotny (Voting Member)
Favorite Quote: “Don’t let anyone in the world tell you, you can’t be exactly who you are.” –Lady Gaga
Multnomah Youth Commission; Yessica Martinez Mulet (Voting Member)
YAV is currently focused on Anti-Gay and Gender, Cyberbullying, Gang Violence, Police Violence, Home Violence, School and Bullying Violence, and Sexual and Dating Violence.
Youth Against Violence Prezi Presentation
Multnomah Youth Commission 2015-2016 Alum
2019-20 MYC Voting Member
$5000 in grant funding for climate-related projects
Multnomah Youth Commission 2010-2011 Alum
Multnomah Youth Commission 2013-2014 Alum
Youth are carefully selected through an application process to be on the MYC, and all youth on the MYC are living, working, or attending school in Multnomah County.
Multnomah Youth Commission 2016-2017 Alum
Multnomah Youth Commission 2016-2017 Alum