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Using a social justice lens to bring impactful
systemic change to community services and institutions

VALUES

Equitable Community Engagement: two arms interlinked

EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT

As we prepare to establish the practices and expectations of a new, expanded Portland City Council structure, we need to thoughtfully and intentionally root our system in true, equitable, transparent, and honest community engagement.

Effective Service Networks: four arms interlinked

EFFECTIVE
SERVICE
NETWORKS

When legislative decisions are made on the basis of networks of services working together to achieve a goal, Council needs to ensure that all partners are supported, connected, and working in collaboration to achieve shared and individual outcomes. Only once all of the gears have been connected can the momentum of one propel the next.

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HUMAN
CENTERED
POLICIES

There are many systems of policy making that are studied in public administration; there are many ad hoc methods of policy making that come up in the act of public administration; what persists throughout these practices is that the the method for evaluating the value of a policy or program against its cost does not have a human, community centered, input that prioritizes social impact over financial benefit.

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