Dignity Village

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Join the Micro Village Expansion Project in urging local government to maintain the Dignity Village Program Specialist–currently slated to be cut–to ensure its success!
ACTION 1: Email City + County Commissioners - Use these talking points and share your story on why Dignity is important!
Please include your personal story/example about why Dignity Village is important to you and our community!
We must maintain investments in strategies that are working: Dignity is the first village in Portland and cited nationally as a model of success. Data on housing placements, leadership and professional development, and excellent neighbor and police relations backs this up. In a budget focused on maintaining existing services, we should be prioritizing Dignity’s operations. Eliminating the position would run counter to MVEP’s recommendations. Let’s invest in what’s working!
Villager leadership and self-governance are the heart of success: Dignity created the Village Model 25 years ago. The core of the model is villager leadership and self-governance. There is nothing symbolic about its leadership roles; villagers are the board officers, managers, day-to-day operations, small business administrators, and more. Dignity’s program, via a Village Program Specialist, invests in building people up to reach their self-defined goals and ensures that poor people have access to training and experience in professional roles.
The Village Program Specialist is key to self-governance: A key element of the Village Model success is an embedded Village Program Specialist whose role is to support villager leadership and provide training and guidance on programs, partnerships, finance, contracting, administration, systems, and data management. This professional support enables Dignity to be truly self-governed and make well-informed organizational decisions.
Funding Dignity is an affordable investment in successful outcomes: The Village Program Specialist is salaried at just $65,000 plus fringe. Dignity’s ask to retain this role is humble, reasonable, and can be met easily. This role is a complement to other important supportive services, such as housing case management. At a maximum $264,000 total operating budget, Dignity is more affordable by millions than large, agency-managed outdoor shelters.

County + City Contact Information
County Commissioners - Copy this list of County Commissioners and the Chair and paste it into a new email and send your comments:
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More info here: https://multco.us/info/about-board-county-commissioners
City Commissioners - Copy this list of City Commissioners and the Mayor and paste it into a new email and send your comments:
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More info here: https://www.portland.gov/council/districts

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