CLACKAMAS COUNTY

During the emergence of COVID-19 and the Clackamas County Complex Fires, Unite Oregon's Clackamas County Chapter was officially established in the summer of 2020. Through community organizing and political advocacy, we are working in Clackamas County to build a unified intercultural movement for justice.

Unite Oregon's Clackamas County Chapter focuses on community organizing and engagement primarily around the intersections of housing, public health, environmental, and climate justice issues. Focus groups, listening sessions, and workshops are typically conducted on a monthly basis for immigrants, refugees, and communities of color who reside in Clackamas County.

Programs within the Clackamas County Chapter include:

  • Clackamas County Climate Justice Committee, our leadership development program that builds immigrant, refugee, Black, Indigenous, and IR-BIPOC capacity to inform decisions across Metro's garbage and recycling system.

Clackamas County Leadership Council

Unite Oregon, Clackamas County is led locally by a leadership council of 5-10 members who live in our community. We prioritize immigrants, refugees, and people of color for leadership council positions. 2-4 members of our leadership council are elected to Unite Oregon's statewide Board of Directors.

For more information and questions about getting involved, please contact Annessa, Clackamas County Chapter Director, at annessa@uniteoregon.org.

Unite Oregon Clackamas County Chapter

P.O. Box 653

Clackamas, OR 97015

Past Projects

  • Metro South Community Engagement

    Unite Oregon and Metro convened a community advisory group in Clackamas County to create a community criteria lens on the future siting of a transfer station.

  • Clackamas County Supportive Housing Services

    Unite Oregon worked alongside the Housing Authority of Clackamas County and the Coalition of Communities of Color to help shape the Supportive Housing Services Local Implementation Plan.

  • Oregon Water Futures

    Unite Oregon partnered with the University of Oregon, Willamette Partnerships, Oregon Environmental Council, and others to illuminate what Water Justice means to Oregonians on the frontlines.

  • Climate Policy Engagement

    Unite Oregon worked with the MultiCultural Collaborative and the Oregon DEQ to develop a Clackamas County Climate Justice Committee and educate members on regional climate policies.

  • Distribution System Planning Community Engagement Plan

    Unite Oregon partnered with Community Energy Project and the Coalition of Communities of Color to inform PGE and OPUC of the activities required to effectively and meaningfully engage immigrants, refugees, and communities of color around the rapid changes in the electric system and growing demand for distributed energy technologies.