Community Engagement Workforce Development Jobs at Prosper Portland

Community Engagement

Prosper Portland is committed to using every avenue possible to ensure full public participation on all of our projects and activities. In practice, that means that every significant project will have a robust, fully inclusive citizen advisory committee drawn from neighborhoods, stakeholders, businesses and nonprofits.

In October 2013, Prosper Portland updated its public participation policy to tailor our public outreach and involvement to reflect both the agency’s mission and its organizational capacity.  Prosper Portland’s main approaches to engage the community will encompass:

Council for Economic & Racial Equity (CERE)

CERE is a group of individuals who have unique skills, experience, and expertise in equitable economic development, and who advise and guide our agency in achieving our equity goals.

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Budget Advisory Committee

The role of the Budget Committee is to review Prosper Portland’s General Fund and Urban Renewal Area budgets for the fiscal year budget development process.

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COVID-19 Economic Relief and Recovery Response

Following Mayor Ted Wheeler’s declaration of emergency on March 12, the City of Portland  formed a COVID-19 Economic Relief and Stabilization Framework and identified teams to guide the city’s response to the economic impact of the pandemic through recommendations and collaboration.

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Economic Opportunity Initiative Workforce Development Program

Community Livability Grant Program

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