WE PROMOTE CIVILITY. ci·vil·i·ty /səˈvilədē/ noun formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. WE HOST PUBLIC FORUMS. fo·rum /ˈfôrəm/ noun 1.a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged. CITY CLUB To stimulate dialog on subjects that matter. GET INVOVLED. Conversation Creates Community.

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City Club of Central Oregon is where curious minds and engaged citizens come together to explore the most pressing issues shaping our community. Whether you’re here to learn, connect, or lead change, our public forums spark dialogue that transcends partisanship and builds solutions.

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Food insecurity is a growing crisis in Central Oregon. In just six years, the need for emergency food distribution has tripled — a stark indicator of deepening challenges for local families, children, and seniors. With looming federal budget cuts threatening essential support systems, our region faces an urgent question: how do we come together to ensure no one in our community goes hungry?

This forum will explore the scope and impact of food insecurity in Central Oregon, highlight innovative local organizations leading the charge with creative solutions, and offer clear ways each of us can be part of the change. Join us for an honest, hopeful conversation that brings knowledge, compassion, and action to the table.

Speakers:

-Carly Auten, Food Program Director, NeighborImpact (Moderator)
-Audrey Tehan, Founder and Executive Director, Seed to Table
-Lindsey Stailing, Director, Patient Support Services, Mosaic Community Health
-Ranae Staley, Executive Director, The Giving Plate

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What the community is saying

star star star star star "City Club has a powerful civic impact on the Central Oregon community. At the City of Bend, many of the topics of interest that we see rising to importance for our community are taken on and expertly guided through these forums, providing an opportunity for education and dialogue about some of the most complex issues our region is facing." Eric King City of Bend star star star star star "Cultivating civility and respect for others and their perspectives (even if we disagree) in today’s all-too-divisive world is needed more now than ever. That’s exactly why City Club is important: so our community can gather together to listen, learn and understand all voices. Conversation does indeed create community – which leads to a kinder, more thoughtful world."
Linda Orcelletto
Orcelletto Communications
Member since December 2017 star star star star star “I’ve been a City Club member since 2011 and find great value in continuing to learn, listen and engage on a range of important topics affecting our community. Further, I’ve been proud to assist in formalizing the Tools of Civility to ensure these forums and subsequent conversations and dialogue continue to be respectful, productive and inviting to all who wish to participate.”
Zak Boone Central Oregon Community College
“City Club of Central Oregon cherishes dialog. While ‘debate’ has its word origin in beating (down) as to win the argument, the word ‘dialog’ references creating meaning through conversation. Both have their place in society. But when we drink solely from today’s mainstream media fountain, we can be drowned in debate points causing our stance to become argumentative, angry, and at times righteous. City Club gives pause to understand others, to explore points of view, and to build collective understanding. City club has been a community asset from its inception.”
Stephen K. Hacker Founding board member
 star star star star star “The more we all share life’s key information together, the more we will all support our common future” That is what City Club does for all of us.

James T. Lussier City Club Member star star star star star Since relocating to Central Oregon, I have found City Club to be a valuable resource for networking and learning more about topics that matter in this region. I would invite others to attend City Club’s forums. The more perspectives we can engage in these community conversations, the better! Shannon Lampe Wilcox Central Oregon Association of REALTORS