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Updated: November 4, 2025 @ 6:51 am
Graduates of the recent Hood River 101 Civics Academy stand with Hood River City Councilors on Oct. 27. This is the third cohort to complete the program. Jackie Vanderpuye photo
By Trisha Walker
Columbia Gorge News
HOOD RIVER — The Oct. 27 city council meeting began with Community Engagement Coordinator Jackie Vanderpuye introducing the most recent graduates of Hood River 101 Civics Academy.
The cohort of seven attended six weeks of classes featuring sessions on each of the city’s core departments, made possible by a collaboration with The Next Door and a grant through the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative (OIRFC); $2,000 was budgeted for program costs that included meals, interpretation and supplies.
This is the third time the program has been offered, and the second time in Spanish. Vanderpuye said goals of the program include bringing awareness to city operations; foster future community leaders, volunteers and committee members; and make government accessible to families and the Spanish-speaking community.
The course will be offered again in the future, Vanderpuye said.
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