Community Engagement.

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Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation > Community Engagement.

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation > Community Engagement Community Engagement Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $447,614 $284,938 $398,438 $107,441 General Fund $134,798 $118,895 $108,745 $105,908 Grants Fund $312,816 $166,043 $288,370 $0 Parks Endowment Fund $0 $0 $1,143 $1,320 Portland Parks $0 $0 $180 $213 Memorial Fund Internal Revenues $4,400,352 $5,341,702 $5,454,732 $5,764,260 General Fund $5,042,636 $5,341,702 $5,411,884 $5,720,444 Grants Fund ($642,284) $0 $0 $0 Parks Endowment Fund $0 $0 $36,860 $37,725 Portland Parks $0 $0 $5,988 $6,091 Memorial Fund Grand Total $4,847,966 $5,626,640 $5,853,170 $5,871,701 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 $1,889,355 $1,203,349 $1,939,182 $1,584,587 Services Internal Materials and $160,849 $148,010 $159,904 $168,513 Services Personnel $3,086,561 $3,753,044 $3,716,938 $4,080,876 Grand Total $5,136,765 $5,104,403 $5,816,024 $5,833,976 Program Description and Goals 908

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Portland Parks & Recreation's (PP&R) Community Engagement program includes the bureau-level Community Engagement team, Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Community School after-school program operation in partnership with Multnomah County and local school districts, and several Recreation Division programs, including TeenForce, Lifelong Recreation, and Adaptive Recreation, and other partner agreements. Community Engagement. The Community Engagement team advances PP&R public-facing work by building strong, consistent relationships between PP&R and the communities we serve—especially communities historically left out of decision-making and access. The team plans and delivers inclusive engagement for policies, programs, and capital projects; translates community input into clear recommendations for leadership and project teams; and helps ensure bureau communications and outreach are coordinated, accessible, and responsive. The team also supports bureau-wide readiness by coaching staff on engagement best practices, developing templates and shared standards, and improving data tracking so PP&R can report consistently on participation and outcomes. SUN Community Schools. PP&R runs 11 SUN Community School sites in partnership with Multnomah County and the Centennial, Parkrose, David Douglas, and Portland Public school districts. The goal of the SUN Community School program is to improve student achievement, attendance, behavior, and other skills for healthy development and academic success; to increase parent and family involvement; to increase community and business involvement; improve collaboration among school districts, government, community-based agencies; and improve the use of public facilities and services. Recreation Programs. Recreation services included under the Community Engagement program include: • Lifelong Recreation provides recreational, educational, and wellness activities for older adults, including communities of color and people with disabilities, and often in partnership with community organizations. • Adaptive Recreation provides recreational, educational, and wellness programs for people living with disabilities—in addition to PP&R's Inclusion Services that support people with disabilities participating in recreation programs. • TeenForce offers free, safe spaces for youth (ages 10–20 years old) to engage in prosocial behavior and seeks to reach youth at risk of exposure to violence and trauma. ParkSquad is a summer employment training program available to youth participating in TeenForce. These programs are free or offer the opportunity for a discount to reduce cost as a barrier to participation. Additional key actions include the building and sustaining relationships with community-based and neighborhood partners and partnering with local organizations who provide services to underserved communities. Services Inclusive engagement planning; Language access; Partner relationship management; Bureau-wide outreach coordination; Facilitation support; SUN Community Schools partner facilitation and program management; Lifelong Recreation; Adaptive Recreation; TeenForce and teen programming including teen employment pathways; Partner pass through agreements Equity Impacts This program advances equitable access, participation, and decision-making across PP&R through inclusive engagement practices, outreach, and communication to ensure meaningful participation in PP&R planning and programming. The program helps ensure that community input informs bureau policies, programs, and investments in ways that are responsive to the diversity of community needs. SUN Community School programs address disparities by promoting academic success, family engagement, and coordinated and expanded access to neighborhood services for youth and families. Recreation programs within this program area, including Lifelong Recreation, Adaptive Recreation, and Teenforce, provide free or low-cost opportunities that support health, belonging, and skill- building for older adults, people with disabilities, and youth. Community surveys have identified cost as a barrier, particularly in East Portland. The Access Discount Program helps reduce this barrier and is evaluated using participation data and surveys. These efforts support compliance with ADA Title II, Title VI, and language access requirements. 909

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Changes to Program There were no substantial changes to the recreational services offered through Lifelong Recreation, Adaptive Recreation, or TeenForce in FY 2025-26. Changes to the Community Engagement team in FY 2025-26 include: • Program coordination and standards were centralized, with reduced capacity for ad-hoc engagement support. • Work priorities narrowed to required and highest-priority bureau needs. • Oversight shifted from blended communication/engagement team to partnerships/engagement with streamlined efforts to improve consistency and shared engagement standards; program-specific engagement remained embedded within service areas. • SDC revenue was frozen, reducing the number of capital projects entering the pipline and narrowing the Community Engagement team's future work plan. 910

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