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Economic Prosperity and Affordability

5-Year Action Plan

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Number

Related
Action Areas

Actions

Partners

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Self-sufficiency metrics: Adopt the Self Sufficiency Index
as the official measure of poverty and require its use in policy
discussions and decisions.

City, Multnomah
County, Metro

89

Reduce barriers to employment: Support programs
to increase employability of residents who face multiple
barriers to economic self-sufficiency such as English language
competency, mental illness, criminal background, and chemical
dependency issues.

WSI, Home Forward,
DHS, Multnomah
County, SUN, School
Districts

90

Race and ethnicity: Support programs and policies
to increase employment opportunities for low-income
residents who face barriers related to race and ethnicity.
These approaches include targeted contracting, community
workforce agreements, job training and culturally specific
services.

City, PDC, WSI,
Multnomah County

91

Coordinated approach to anti-poverty programs:
Multnomah County,
Join with Multnomah County to review local programs and
City, PHB, PDC, Home
potentially develop a joint strategy to increase economic selfForward, Nonprofits
sufficiency. Include consideration of issues such as the need
for affordable, accessible and quality childcare, assistance to
individuals facing multiple barriers to employment, and actions
to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.

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