Welcoming Beaverton

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Resource Guide for New Immigrants and Refugees in Beaverton

Check out this great new resource guide created by community volunteers Piyawee Ruenjinda (2018 BOLD Program graduate) and Joan Goldhammer!

“[We] believe that every person is welcome in this diverse community and should have the opportunity to find the services and support they need to feel truly at home in the City of Beaverton.”

We’re proud to support and feature this guide as part of the Welcoming Beaverton initiative.

Welcome to Beaverton: A guide for immigrants, refugees and other newcomers

About Welcoming Beaverton

Welcoming Beaverton is an initiative through the City of Beaverton’s Mayor’s Office to recognize, welcome and support the successful integration of our local immigrant community. The City of Beaverton is a proud member of the national Welcoming Network Opens a New Window. initiative – a network of municipalities across the country working to create more welcoming, immigrant-friendly environments that maximize opportunities for economic growth and cultural vitality for all. Beaverton became a Welcoming City in April 2015.

Reaffirming Our Commitment to Sanctuary and Welcoming: A Joint Statement by Beaverton’s Diversity Advisory Board and Human Rights Advisory Commission, and the Human Rights Council of Washington County Opens a New Window. (October 1, 2018)
A Resolution on Welcoming Refugees Opens a New Window. (February 14, 2018)
Beaverton Elected Leaders Letter to Oregon Congressional Delegation Opens a New Window. (January 16, 2018)
Mayor Doyle’s thoughts on DACA Opens a New Window. (September 22, 2017)
Joint Message from Area Elected Leaders Combating Racism Opens a New Window. (August 16, 2017)
Beaverton Inclusion Letter to Community Opens a New Window. (November 16, 2016), see related Statement from the Diversity Advisory Board Opens a New Window.
Resolution 4367 Declaring Support for the Muslim Community & Reaffirming Beaverton as a Welcoming City Opens a New Window. (March 2, 2016)
Resolution 4304 Declaring Beaverton a Welcoming City Opens a New Window. (April 7, 2015)

Beaverton is a Sanctuary City

City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution declaring Beaverton a sanctuary city in January 2017. The resolution states that the city is committed to providing a safe community for all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, place of origin, or immigration status, and reaffirms that local resources will not be used to enforce federal immigration law. In doing so, the city emphasized the importance of ensuring that all community members feel safe in contacting law enforcement and in accessing critical city services without fear.

Resolution 4531 Opposition to Statewide Ballot Measure 105 to Repeal Oregon’s Decades-Old Anti-Racial Profiling Law Opens a New Window. (October 2, 2018)
Resolution 4429 Declaring the City of Beaverton a Sanctuary City Opens a New Window. (January 10, 2017)