{"id":122,"date":"2024-06-13T21:38:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocap.us\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:42:28","slug":"homelessness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cocap.us\/es\/homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Deschutes Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?resize=1024%2C749&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?resize=1024%2C749&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?resize=768%2C562&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?resize=1536%2C1123&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/deschutescocaplogo.jpg?w=1612&amp;ssl=1 1612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Oregon&#8217;s historically high rates of homelessness among youth and families have risen dramatically since 2020. In the Fall of 2024, thirty every-day residents of Deschutes County came together to help find solutions in the region&#8217;s first-ever Civic Assembly. <br><br>After five days of deep learning and deliberation, the delegates found supermajority consensus on twenty two recommendations. Local officials are turning many of those suggestions into real policies and programs in an inspiring act of citizen-led democracy.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deschutes Civic Assembly | COCAP\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQPiulHfka8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deschutes County, Oregon Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTD9Mv6UaSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Bend City Council&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bend-City-Council-Civic-Assembly-Response.pdf\"><strong>formal response<\/strong><\/a> (5\/22\/25) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deschutes County Commission&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Deschutes_County_BOCC_Letter_re_Citizen_Assembly_recommendations_final_3-18-25.pdf\"><strong>formal response<\/strong><\/a> (4\/10\/25) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bend LaPine School District <a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bend-LaPine-Schools-Civic-Assembly-Policy-Recommendations.pdf\"><strong>formal response<\/strong><\/a> (4\/6\/25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/deschutes-county\/2025\/04\/08\/deschutes-county-commissioners-support-recommendations-by-civic-assembly-on-youth-homelessness\/\">County Announces Support!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bend.granicus.com\/player\/clip\/830?meta_id=83722\">Watch the video<\/a> of presentation to the Bend City Council (2\/5\/25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ttdPacPDQ-U?feature=shared&amp;t=1663\">Watch<\/a> the Deschutes Board of Commissioners discussion (2\/26\/25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3079\">Oregon House Bill 3079<\/a>, inspired in-part by this Assembly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024Deschutes-Key-Recommendations-241014.pdf\">Final Recommendations (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assembly Livestreams: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QLWTGen748E\">Day 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uD_Q0b7SjEw\">Day 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9b3cSDJpA14\">Day 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AHxAx-qpSO0\">Day 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zHLZRK7m_qs\">Day 5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Deschutes-Demographics-rev.-240913-Demographics.pdf\">Deschutes Assembly Demographic Profile<\/a> (revised 13 Sep. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Deschutes-1000-Panels.csv\">1,000 Potential Assemblies<\/a> (all meeting demographic targets, with different individuals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HealthyDemocracyOrg\/streams\">Watch the vi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lBX2Sr28Hs8\">deo<\/a> of our Lottery Selection event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Deschutes-Civic-Assembly-Budget-and-Actuals-Google-Sheets.pdf\">budget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<main class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb62f62d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>What is a Citizens&#8217; Assembly?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/assemblyguide.demnext.org\/\">Citizens\u2019 Assembly<\/a>&nbsp;is a group of people selected by lottery who are broadly representative of a community. They spend significant time learning and collaborating through facilitated deliberation to find common ground and form collective recommendations for policymakers, decision-makers, and the community. These Assemblies are sometimes called Citizens\u2019 Juries, Panels, or Councils depending on their size and the country where they are taking place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cityclubofcentraloregonmay242021.growthzoneapp.com\/ap\/r\/ca16bcaf6b3b46c58474ee86e397b886\">View DemocracyNext Founder\/CEO Claudia Chwalisz&#8217; presentation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Central Oregon Daily News reporting on Deschutes County Civic Assembly\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_sBhdc5MxgI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch the Central Oregon Daily News report on the sending of 12,000 invitation letters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KTVZ Channel 21: Deschutes Civic Assembly Concludes Deliberations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzvoG8Lebkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Go deeper: On April 18, COCAP Director Josh Burgess spoke at a City Club forum on Citizens&#8217; Assemblies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bendsource.com\/news\/a-new-means-of-community-involvement-21038949\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/new-yorker-logo-better.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/new-yorker-logo-better.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/new-yorker-logo-better.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/new-yorker-logo-better.jpg?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Could Citizens\u2019 Assemblies Do for American Politics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In an age of high political polarization and dysfunction, a diverse group of citizens calmly studying and discussing a nuanced issue presents a surprisingly functional image of politics.&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/the-lede\/what-could-citizens-assemblies-do-for-american-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the rest \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bendsource.com\/news\/a-new-means-of-community-involvement-21038949\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.png?resize=225%2C225\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.png?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Means Of Community Involvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Central Oregon leaders aim to implement citizen assemblies, promoting more representative decision making&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bendsource.com\/news\/a-new-means-of-community-involvement-21038949\">Read the rest \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/commons\/citizen-assemblies-philanthropy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cp-cmop.jpg?resize=760%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cp-cmop.jpg?w=760&amp;ssl=1 760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cp-cmop.jpg?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cp-cmop.jpg?resize=18%2C5&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can Ordinary Citizens Solve Our Toughest Problems?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;They are acupuncturists and elk hunters; house cleaners and retired riverboat pilots&#8230; these participants have been asked to recommend new strategies for combating youth homelessness&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/commons\/citizen-assemblies-philanthropy\">Read the rest \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?resize=1024%2C271&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?resize=1024%2C271&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?resize=300%2C79&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?resize=768%2C203&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?resize=1536%2C406&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?resize=18%2C5&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1597px-The_Rockefeller_Foundation_Logo.png?w=1597&amp;ssl=1 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>A Civic Assembly Considers Youth Homelessness \u2014 and Democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Citizens\u2019 assemblies are increasingly seen as a valuable tool for strengthening democratic processes and outcomes. They involve people more directly in local decision-making, potentially leading to more representative, informed, and widely accepted policy decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockefellerfoundation.org\/insights\/grantee-impact-story\/a-civic-assembly-considers-youth-homelessness-and-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the rest \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kbnd.com\/kbnd-news\/local-news-feed\/743658\/bend-starting-citizens-assembly-this-summer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.jpeg?resize=251%2C201\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.jpeg?w=251&amp;ssl=1 251w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images.jpeg?resize=15%2C12&amp;ssl=1 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/opinion\/editorial-does-deschutes-county-need-a-do-over-on-setting-policy\/article_52686b22-149e-11ef-8fff-2f45aa08d357.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images-1.png?resize=302%2C167\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images-1.png?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images-1.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/images-1.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.klcc.org\/podcast\/oregon-on-the-record\/2024-09-16\/deschutes-county-novel-approach-homelessness\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KLCC_Logo_NPRURL_color-1.png?resize=402%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KLCC_Logo_NPRURL_color-1.png?w=402&amp;ssl=1 402w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KLCC_Logo_NPRURL_color-1.png?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cocap.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KLCC_Logo_NPRURL_color-1.png?resize=18%2C9&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef3d885c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\"><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s really hard for me as a city councilor to understand how the majority of the people feel about something and what solutions they have without putting absolutely everything to a vote, and I think this is a really excellent way of popping that bubble.&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98af311c9255b916f0d421f267a3a1b9\" id=\"FAQ\" style=\"font-size:clamp(4.509rem, 4.509rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 9.152), 10rem);letter-spacing:-0.02em\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>What is a Citizens&#8217; Assembly? <\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e74cbeff369549e14bf4ff21d22510bc\">A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/assemblyguide.demnext.org\/\">Citizens\u2019 Assembly<\/a>&nbsp;is a group of people selected by lottery who are broadly representative of a community. They spend significant time learning and collaborating through facilitated deliberation to find common ground and form collective recommendations for policymakers, decision-makers, and the community. These Assemblies are sometimes called Citizens\u2019 Juries, Panels, or Councils depending on their size and the country where they are taking place.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>Do I need to have knowledge about youth homelessness in order to participate?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-857618720b6a6b93ee7624c4cf636e8c\">No. You do not need any experience or expertise on the topic. You will be gathering information during the assembly, and you will be able to make up your own mind about what you think are the best ways forward. Then you\u2019ll work through a process with your fellow Assembly members to investigate options, weigh tradeoffs, and recommend which policies and programs should be prioritized \u2013 and by whom.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>If selected, what will I receive as an Assembly Member?<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>A stipend equivalent to $15\/hour<\/em> (for a total of $450).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Accessibility assistance.<\/em> Everyone will be able to participate, no matter their needs.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Reimbursement of expenses<\/em> incurred to participate, including transportation costs and costs for childcare or eldercare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Language access<\/em> for Assembly Members whose primary language is not English, and <em>auditory\/visual assistive technologies<\/em>, as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>A one-of-a-kind experience.<\/em> This will be a unique opportunity to work with your neighbors to help tough challenges. Members of previous Assemblies have often formed friendships and continued to work together in their communities, long after the Assembly has wrapped up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>How are households chosen to receive this invitation?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09a1dd730ddc07d07b9837fc371f0d48\">By pure chance. We asked the County for every residential address in Deschutes County. We put them in a spreadsheet, mixed them all up, and pulled out 12,000 of them at random. It\u2019s possible that your neighbors received letters \u2013 dice can hit a roll like that \u2013 but it\u2019s also possible that you\u2019re the only one on your street.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>What is the lottery, and how does it work?<\/summary>\n<p>A democratic lottery, also known as sortition, is a way to select people that has been around for millenia. It has made a comeback in recent years because it avoids some of the pitfalls of other methods, such as appointing hand-selected folks onto a committee. Lotteries avoid favoritism (or accusations of favoritism), and they ensure that everyone gets a chance to be part of governing ourselves.<br><br>Democratic lotteries generally follow these steps:<br>1) A mailing is sent to thousands of randomly selected addresses. <br>2) A population profile is created, looking at age, gender, and so on \u2013 using mostly Census data.<br>3) People reply to the mailing using a simple form that asks for only what\u2019s needed to run the lottery: demographic info. It\u2019s not an application or a test \u2013 no essay questions or special qualifications.<br>4) All those replies are placed into an open-source computer program that creates dozens of possible \u201cAssemblies\u201d \u2013 all of which match the population profile. These are all \u201ccounties in one room\u201d \u2013 each include different individuals, but all of them match that same Census data for age, gender, etc.<br>5) There\u2019s a public Lottery Event, where one of those potential Assemblies is chosen as the official one. Then, we contact folks, tell them the news, and work with them to make sure they can serve.<br><br>As you can see, we need to collect demographic information so that the Assembly will be able to reflect the county\u2019s many kinds of people and range of political perspectives. Selection for the Assembly is random but also takes into account the demographic information that you share on this form. The Assembly is selected through a lottery drawing from among all respondents to invitation letters.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>How will my privacy be ensured?<\/summary>\n<p>Many of us do not want to be politicians or other public officials, yet we should all have ways to help solve our biggest challenges. If being known publicly is the only way, then we miss out on a lot of folks\u2019 skills and experience. Assemblies are meant to help fill that gap.<br><br>Therefore, we take your privacy very seriously. Your personal information will be known only to Healthy Democracy staff with one exception: if you are selected onto the Assembly, your first name (and only your first name) will be used during the process. All of your other personal details, contact information, and demographic information will remain confidential to Healthy Democracy, unless you give specific permission to share it. Your information is not subject to public disclosure (like FOIA requests).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although parts of the Assembly will be live streamed, Assembly Members may choose to avoid being on camera. The public may observe the Assembly\u2019s work quietly from a public gallery, but the Assembly does most of its work at private small group tables, and no interaction with the public or with decision makers is required. For more info, see HD\u2019s Privacy &amp; Transparency Policy at: healthydemocracy.org\/privacy.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>What if I am selected and then I\u2019m not able to participate?<\/summary>\n<p>All selected Assembly Members commit to participate in the full process. A group of alternates will also be selected in case anyone must drop out before the first session.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>Can more than one person reply from my household?<\/summary>\n<p>Absolutely. In fact, we encourage all available members of your household, aged 16 and up, to reply. No two members from the same household will be chosen for the Assembly, but the more replies, the more representative the Assembly will be. Several response forms are enclosed, and you may make more copies. Just remember: everyone who replies must currently live at the household address, or have received an invitation letter through a social service agency.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>Who is organizing this Assembly?<\/summary>\n<p>This program is a partnership between the Central Oregon Youth Action Board, the Central Oregon Civic Action Project, the Laboratory for the American Conversation at OSU\u2013Cascades, and two organizations that focus specifically on lottery-selected Assemblies: an Oregon-based nonprofit called Healthy Democracy and an international nonprofit called DemocracyNext. With the exception of the Youth Action Board \u2013 which is focused on youth homelessness \u2013 all the other partners are in this for one reason only: to find and carry out innovative ways that all of us can more thoroughly participate in the decisions that affect our lives. And we have never and will never take any political positions beyond promoting those tools.<br><br>Healthy Democracy is leading the design and coordination of the Assembly. They have nearly two decades of experience designing similar Assemblies in Oregon and beyond. HD is best known for the Citizens\u2019 Initiative Review (CIR), where randomly selected residents evaluate ballot measures and provide trustworthy, nonpartisan voter information for the state voters\u2019 pamphlet. In other words: \u201cvoter info by voters, for voters.\u201d The CIR was born in Oregon and was one of the first permanent lottery-selected institutions created anywhere in the world when it was passed into Oregon law in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>What will happen with the Assembly\u2019s recommendations?<\/summary>\n<p>The Assembly will deliver its recommendations to the Youth Action Board and to several local governments, including Deschutes County and the City of Bend. Representatives of these governments have committed to receiving the results, thoroughly considering them, and issuing a public response, and the project team is working to secure more committed recipients \u2013 governmental and nongovernmental \u2013 for the Assembly\u2019s policy proposals.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>Who is funding the Assembly?<\/summary>\n<p>The Assembly is funded by contributions from dozens of local individual donors and foundations \u2013 including the Ford Family Foundation, the Roundhouse Foundation, the Wade Family Foundation, and Brooks Resources. It has also received funding from national foundations interested in promoting innovative ways of making local policy decisions, including the Rockefeller Foundation, Quadrivium and Omidyar Network.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>This is the world\u2019s first Tech-Enhanced Citizens\u2019 Assembly. What does this mean?&nbsp;<\/summary>\n<p>This assembly will be enhanced using various technologies with the goals of increasing the quality, transparency, and trust of the process. We are collaborating with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/\">MIT Center for Constructive Communication (CCC)<\/a> as part DemocracyNext and MIT CCC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demnext.org\/projects\/tech-enhanced-citizens-assemblies\">Pop-Up Lab on Tech-Enhanced Deliberative Assemblies<\/a>. Our goal is to use technology in a constructive way to enhance the quality and transparency of the assembly. We believe that technology can be used to support and improve the sense-making and deliberation leading to decision-making that takes place within the assembly. We also want to create interactive visuals and public-facing outputs anchored in the voices of assembly members to help the public and decision makers to understand how assembly members developed their recommendations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a first pilot with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/pressmedia\/ccc-and-democracynext-hosted-the-first-ever-tech-enhanced-student-assembly\/\">MIT Student Assembly<\/a> in January 2024, this is the world\u2019s first Tech-Enhanced Citizens\u2019 Assembly for public policy making, where we will be attempting to record the entirety of the process. For the recordings, we will be using the non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/cortico.ai\/\">Cortico<\/a>\u2019s platform <a href=\"https:\/\/cortico.ai\/platform\/\">Fora<\/a> to enable privacy-protected AI-powered sensemaking and analysis of the conversation data. Cortico and MIT CCC have a unique partnership to work together on developing and deploying technology that connects people to strengthen democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is already common practice for the plenary sessions to be recorded in Citizens\u2019 Assemblies, as these are also open to the wider public to observe. What is new is that we will additionally be recording the small-group conversations, with the consent of assembly members for the full recordings to be used purely for the purposes of research by MIT CCC and OSU Cascades Laboratory for the American Conversation. No recordings or transcripts of the small-group conversations will be shared outside of these two groups, who are only going to be able to use them for research with approval from MIT and DCU\u2019s&nbsp; Institutional Review Board.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also believe that assembly members will opt in to share highlights of their conversations with their fellow citizens to shed light on how they reached their conclusions. Any sharing of highlights from the small-group conversation recordings with the wider public after the assembly is over will require the additional consent of assembly members. Similar examples to how such highlights could be shared in public-facing websites include the <a href=\"https:\/\/behearddurham.portal.lvn.org\/\">Be Heard Durham Portal<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/nycphc.portal.fora.io\/\">NYC Public Health Corps Portal<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/realtalkforchange.org\/\">Real Talk For Change Portal<\/a>..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the tech-enhanced aspects of the Deschutes Civic Assembly, please contact Claudia Chwalisz (<a href=\"mailto:claudia@demnext.org\">claudia@demnext.org<\/a>) and Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou (<a href=\"mailto:dimitrad@media.mit.edu\">dimitrad@media.mit.edu<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0\"><summary>Will homeless people be included in the deliberations of the assembly? <\/summary>\n<p>The inclusion of people with personal experience is a central point of the Assembly. Of the 12,750 invitations mentioned, only 12,500 were mailed to random residential addresses. The other 250 are being distributed to people currently experiencing homelessness \u2014 including young people \u2014 by the service organizations who work with that population daily. Members of that community <em>will<\/em> be included in the Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we&#8217;re collaborating with the Central Oregon Youth Action Board (YAB), which is a group of young people who have experienced homelessness and are now advising local government officials. 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