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  • Multnomah Idea Lab (MIL) | Innovation in Government

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APFY

A Place for You (APFY)

How might we reduce the cost and shorten the timeline for affordable housing options while achieving similar or better outcomes? 

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About the MIL

Learn more about the Multnomah Idea Lab (MIL) origins and staff.

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Baby Bonds

Baby Bonds!

How might DCHS create racially just economic opportunities for every person, particularly those who have been disadvantaged by the governmental practice of white supremacy, to thrive?

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Centering Survivors’ Voices (CSV)

Centering Survivors’ Voices (CSV)

How might we create a comprehensive advice structure that centers the lived expertise of survivors of domestic and sexual violence, feeds engagement, maximizes resources, and creates accountability?

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Climate Work

Can the County identify individuals with special vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change, and provide them with services to prevent or mitigate harm?

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DCHS Sustainable Business Plan / Employer of Choice

“How can the Multnomah County Department of County Human Services become sustainable, now and into the future?”

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Earned Income Tax Credit Automation

Can the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) be automatically provided to those who are eligible?

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Ebonee Bell

As a member of the MIL, Ebonee focuses on the Multnomah Mothers’ Trust program, a study in a monthly unconditional cash transfer to Black female-headed households with children.

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Economic Justice

How might we address racial wealth gaps, asset building and economic stability, while also addressing white supremacy culture in Multnomah County’s current policies?

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Future Visioning

Here are some examples of MIL projects focused on Future Visioning.

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ILWR

Inclusively Leading With Race

Can we develop a clear organizational communication that supports and deepens our employees’ understanding of the County’s intersectional approach to workforce equity, also known as Leading with Race?

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Indigenous Pacific Islander Asian American (IPIAA) Healing Sessions

How might we heal ourselves in order to show up better for our Black colleagues at the County?

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Jaycob Padron

Jaycob Padron is a Systems Change consultant with the MIL. For over 20 years Jaycob has focused on helping low-income communities improve their environments, health, safety, and comfort.

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joemil r. santos

grateful, loving, present, skilled / husband, uncle, brother, son / who loves family, food, games, and water / who reads poetry and signs, between the lines and small print ...

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Jooyoung Oh

Jooyoung Oh

Jooyoung brings her expertise in design research and strategy to support systemic changes that center racial justice.

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Julie Latimer

Julie Latimer

Throughout her career at Multnomah County, she’s worked in a variety of capacities within the Department of Social Services, the Chair’s Office the Health Department, and back to County Human Services

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Maggie Williams

Maggie was raised by public servants - a beloved children’s librarian and the national historian for the forest service - and never seriously considered being anything else.

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Mary Li

Mary Li

Mary Li is the Director of the Multnomah Idea Lab (MIL) at the Multnomah County Department of County Human Services.

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Medicaid Match for Supportive Housing

What is the feasibility of drawing down Medicaid match funds to support supportive housing services?

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MIL Statement on Racial Justice

The purpose of the MIL and our staff is to intentionally work within the government to eliminate the structure of white supremacy in order to redesign our collective future.

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Moonshot

How might we plan for a future that is not simply 10% better, but 10 times better, and create an accurate narrative about who lives in poverty, and the role of government in social change work?

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MMTP

Multnomah Mother’s Trust

How might we directly impact the Black community in ways that address the systemic harm that has been done to perpetuate the wealth gap between white and Black Americans?

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Organizational Culture & Structure

Here are some examples of MIL projects focused on Organizational Culture & Structure.

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Pivot to 2025

How might the Department of County Human Services help community members in need easily identify and fully utilize all the resources available to them through DCHS?

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