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Portland Bureau of Emergency Management's Community Preparedness Program (renamed from Community Programs) recruits neighborhood-based disaster responders and organizes community preparedness efforts. The 2026-27 proposed budget is $456,329, shifting from external grants to internal general fund support. The program faces procurement rule challenges and staff capacity constraints from losses in other Emergency Management sections.

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Program renamed from Community Programs to Community Preparedness to better reflect services and align with organizational mission (p. 638 ↗)
2026-27 proposed budget of $456,329, with external revenues dropping to $0 from $30,000 in prior revised budget (p. 638 ↗)
Personnel expenses increase to $376,874 in 2026-27, while external materials and services drop to $0 (p. 638 ↗)
Services include Portland NET, BEECN, COAD, Unidos (Spanish-language disaster response program), and Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses (p. 639 ↗)
Program targets underserved communities including individuals with disabilities, communities of color, and non-English speakers (p. 639 ↗)
State and local procurement rule changes have reduced training capacity and made it difficult to retain small business vendors serving disaster-impacted communities (p. 639 ↗)
Staff losses in other Emergency Management sections have diverted Community Preparedness personnel to responsibilities outside usual scope, impacting program productivity (p. 639 ↗)

Amounts: $456,329 · $376,874 · $79,455 · $832,776 · $486,159 · $309,704 · $30,000 · $227,876 · Programs: Community Preparedness Program · Neighborhood Emergency Teams (Portland NET) · Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN) · Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) · Unidos · Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses · Parties: Portland Bureau of Emergency Management · City of Portland · County government

Community Programs

Source: PDF pp. 638-639 ↗ · raw: 638 · 639

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Safety > Portland Bureau of Emergency Management > Community Programs

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Safety > Portland Bureau of Emergency Management > Community Programs Community Programs Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $63,169 $227,876 $30,000 $0 Grants Fund $63,169 $227,876 $30,000 $0 Internal Revenues $769,607 $258,283 $279,704 $456,329 General Fund $781,647 $258,283 $279,704 $456,329 Grants Fund ($12,040) $0 $0 $0 Grand Total $832,776 $486,159 $309,704 $456,329 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $321,072 $258,043 $65,989 $0 Services Internal Materials and $7,151 $12,655 $2,106 $79,455 Services Personnel $329,456 $185,824 $185,808 $376,874 Grand Total $657,679 $456,522 $253,903 $456,329 Program Description and Goals Emergency Management's Community Programs was changed to Community Preparedness to better reflect the programs offered and better align with the organization's mission and vision. The Community Preparedness Program recruits and trains neighborhood-based disaster responders, organizes community organizations to prepare/respond/recover from a disaster, conducts community engagement, and manages volunteers to increase neighborhood emergency preparedness and community capacity for disaster response and recovery. Volunteers with the Community Preparedness Program assist at shelter locations during extreme weather and deploy in other response capacities in service to City and County government. 638

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Services Neighborhood Emergency Teams (Portland NET); Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN); Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD); Unidos (Spanish language disaster response program); Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses; community education and engagement Equity Impacts Emergency Management's community preparedness programs are designed to center the experiences of individuals with disabilities, communities of color, and those who do not speak English as their first language. These communities face disproportionate impacts during disasters, have less access to resources, and benefit most from targeted investment. Emergency Management collects and tracks data to measure engagement with underserved communities and advance equity. This includes demographic data on Emergency Management volunteers and the communities reached through outreach efforts. Changes to Program External factors: Changes in procurement rules at both the State and local level have reduced capacity to deliver training in resilience and response topics to the communities most impacted by disasters and have increased staff workloads. Procurement rules now make it very difficult to retain small business vendors who specifically serve those communities. Changes to resources: Though Community Preparedness did not lose staff in the last fiscal year, staff losses in other sections at Emergency Management has necessitated Community Preparedness personnel relegated to responsibilities outside their usual work scope. This has impacted productivity for Community Preparedness programming. 639

Parent: Portland Bureau of Emergency Management · PDF: pp. 638-639 ↗