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Drowning is a leading cause of preventable death for children in the United States.

More than 40% of drownings among children 5-14 years old happen in natural water. Nearly half of fatal drownings of people 15 years and older happen in lakes, rivers, or oceans.

Drowning is quick and quiet. The best thing you and your loved ones can do before entering the water is wear a life jacket.

Need a life jacket? Come visit our table today, July 25, for FREE life jackets at the following locations. We'll have all sizes while supplies last.
📍 Mt. Hood Health Fair at Legacy Mt. Hood Health Center, 10 a.m-1 p.m.
📍 Oxbow Regional Park (boat launch), 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

#LifeJacketsAreForEveryone #WearIt #WorldDrowningPreventionDay by @oregonmetro

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📣We are out in the community talking about Future Vision and Future Fest! We had great conversations at the Robin Hood Festival in Sherwood, where community members shared both their concerns and their hopes for the future.

Look for us at these upcoming events:

📆 Saturday, July 25 | Oregon City First City Celebration

📆 Tuesday, August 4 | Portland Pickles Game 6 pm – 9 pm

📆 Saturday, August 8 | Vanport Jazz Festival

📆 Sunday, August 9 | Washington County Chamber Latino Community Festival

...and more, so stay tuned! by @oregonmetro

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Big news! This week, the Metro Council approved more than $26 million for 42 parks and nature projects across greater Portland. This funding is made possible things to voters choosing to invest in nature through Metro’s parks and nature bond and levy.

The breakdown:
$3 million in Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants
$8 million for four projects from Large-scale Community Visions Grants
$9.8 million to eight projects from Nature in Neighborhoods Grants
$750,000 to 10 projects and programs from Nature in Neighborhoods Community Stewardship and Restoration Grants
Up to $4.45 million from Protect and Restore Land Program’s community-led acquisitions by @oregonmetro

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💯The Future Vision Youth Committee has been meeting regularly to plan Future Fest and learn about regional programs and policies. Check out some of their recent work!

🎟️Are you a young person aged 14-24? Don’t forget to register for Future Fest at oregonmetro.gov/events/future-fest-2026-08-15

Special thanks to our youth committee members who contributed or are featured! Celeste, Charlie, Francisco, Gabriella, Gia, Jakai, Kaiya(kaiyadb_), Umayyah @umayyah_ahsan16 , Zakaria (deimos_z_), and Xavier. by @oregonmetro

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💬“Regional Travel Options are among Metro’s most impactful grants. While the projects vary, each of our awardees are creating human-centered ways to get people where they need to go safely, in ways that reduce emissions and congestion,” said Metro Councilor Christine Lewis.

🎉Eighteen organizations were awarded Regional Travel Options grants to support walking, biking, ride sharing, telecommuting and public transit use. Learn more by following the link in bio. by @oregonmetro

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Life jackets are for everyone, regardless of age and swimming ability. Fishing, paddling, tubing, swimming and boating in lakes and rivers are more fun when you're staying safe. Please wear a properly fitted life jacket when cooling off in the water on these hot summer days.

Metro parks with water access have life jacket loaner stations if you need to borrow one. Plus, we are handing out free life jackets at community events and parks.

Life jacket giveaways this week:
July 25 - Mt. Hood Health Fair at Legacy Mt. Hood Health Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

July 22 - Sellwood Riverfront Park with WaterStrong (near the docks and beach access), 2-4 p.m.
July 23 - Broughton Beach with WaterStrong (on the beach near the boat ramp), 2-5 p.m.
July 25 - Oxbow Regional Park (boat launch), 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Image description: A wooden life jacket loaner kiosk with water safety information and life jackets at a park. by @oregonmetro

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Today, Metro Council approved over $26 million in parks and nature investments, funding 51 projects across greater Portland.

Nature is what makes our region special. Ask people what they love most about living here, and they say “nature,” not just the wild places far away, but the nature we get to enjoy close to home.

This funding comes from the Parks and Nature bond voters approved in 2019, and so much of it was shaped by community members themselves: neighbors who voted on which projects to fund, organizers who brought culture and healing into these spaces, residents who showed up to protect the land they call home. Our Community Choice Grants process was one of the largest participatory budgeting cycles in the country, proof that when we trust communities to lead, they deliver.

I’m proud to keep this work going as your Metro Council President. Grateful to everyone who helped make today possible. taken in Oak Grove, Oregon by @oregonmetro

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The Dolores is open in Hillsboro, and 67 affordable homes now have families in them, real people who can finally afford to live in the region they work and raise their kids in.

We didn’t get there by accident either. Metro used dollars from our affordable housing bond, which is on track to deliver more than 5,600 homes region-wide, our site-acquisition program, which identifies the best locations for dense, affordable housing before land gets too expensive to build on, and 20 long-term rent vouchers through Supportive Housing Services for people experiencing extreme poverty. Three tools, working together, to make sure this housing actually stays affordable for the people who need it most.

Thank you to Hacienda CDC, the City of Hillsboro, and Washington County for building this with us.

As your Metro Council President, I will keep working to fix the most pressing issues our region is facing. This is what greater Portland does when we decide to fix something.

@oregonmetro
@hacienda_cdc
@govtinakotek
@cityofhillsboro
@washingtoncountyor taken in Hillsboro, Oregon by @oregonmetro

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🏘️🎨Dolores is now open: a beautiful and welcoming affordable housing community in Hillsboro.

Dolores is named after civil rights leader Dolores Huerta and was developed by @hacienda_cdc in partnership with the @cityofhillsboro, @washingtoncountyor, Metro and many others. By combining affordable housing, supportive services and easy access to neighborhood resources, Dolores is helping more people find home in Hillsboro.

@jcgonzalezor @govtinakotek @beach.pace taken in Hillsboro, Oregon by @oregonmetro

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Big news for Milwaukie: we just secured funding for 7 new parks projects! 🌳

Thanks to Metro’s Community Choice program, we’re getting real investment in the green spaces that make Milwaukie a city where nature is woven throughout our urban fabric.

Huge thanks to Clackamas County’s Metro Councilor Christine Lewis and Metro Council President Juan Carlos Gonzalez for their leadership in getting this program off the ground. I want to stress how unique this program really is: over the past few months, Metro solicited ideas from the community, hosted workshops turning those ideas into design concepts for new parks, and then brought it back to community members to vote for their favorites. The matching funds Metro is providing help cities like Milwaukie leverage our dollars efficiently and maximize our impact. In short, this is exactly what regional partnership should look like.

More parks. More greenspace. More reasons to love where we live.

#milwaukieoregon #parksandrec by @oregonmetro

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I toured Fora Health to see our behavioral health and recovery system up close. This is what it looks like when people get the support they need to exit homelessness for good.

Oregon ranks near the bottom nationally for behavioral health and recovery access. In Multnomah County, 372 people died while experiencing homelessness in 2024, and unintentional overdose was the leading cause. These numbers are a policy choice that I am not comfortable accepting.

Recovery and transitional shelter is one of the biggest gaps in our system. We don’t have enough beds for people who need intensive support, especially those managing substance use and behavioral health conditions at the same time. That’s why we’re coordinating investments across our three counties to close that gap.

This is hard work, and it’s not fast. But it’s the work. More to come.
@forahealthpdx
@oregonmetro taken in Fora Health Treatment & Recovery by @oregonmetro

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Got plans to cool off in rivers and lakes on these hot summer days?

Don't forget! Wear a life jacket during all your fun water activities. Need one? Visit our booth at events across the region or stop by a life jacket giveaway at select parks and pick up free life jackets to help keep you and your family safe in the water.

Events in July:
July 11 - Randall Children's Hospital Touch a Truck at Clackamas Community College, 9-11 a.m.
July 17- Sherwood Robin Hood Festival, 5-10 p.m. (adult sizes only)
July 18 - Sherwood Robin Hood Festival, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. (adult sizes only)
July 25 - Mt. Hood Health Fair at Legacy Mt. Hood Health Center, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Life jacket giveaways in the park:
(Canceled) July 15 - Sellwood Riverfront Park, 2-5 p.m.
July 16 - Broughton Beach, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
July 22 - Sellwood Riverfront Park, 2-4 p.m.
July 23 - Broughton Beach, 2-5 p.m.
July 25 - Oxbow Regional Park, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
July 29 - Sellwood Waterfront Park, 2-4 p.m.
July 30 - Broughton Beach,11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Infant to adult XL sizes unless noted otherwise. While supplies last. Two Metro staff pose under a Metro tent at an outreach event. by @oregonmetro

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