Multnomah County announces likely reductions in homeless services, asks other governments for help
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pedersen announced Friday that the county homeless services department faces a ...
Multnomah County says it faces $104M budget shortfall for homeless services alone
County officials say forecasts for the Supportive Housing Services tax and county general funds are down, which could ...
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has a lot to say about homelessness. It’s not all true
The Oregonian/OregonLive went through some of the key statements about homelessness Wilson has made repeatedly and fact ...
Multnomah Co. faces $104M gap in homeless services budget; Asks Metro, state for funds
Multnomah County is facing a $104 million shortfall in its budget for homeless services and has asked the state and Metro for ...
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Survey shows Portland voters once again pick homelessness as most dire concern
Voters in Portland again ranked homelessness ... people experiencing homelessness last year alone. Related: How homelessness in Oregon started, grew and became a statewide crisis Lack of ...
New SE Portland village-style shelter to offer wraparound services for 40 adults
As the Portland metro area faces a continued homelessness crisis, Multnomah County unveiled a new tiny home village-style ...
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Oregon sees highest level of sheltered homelessness on record, study shows
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon saw a 24% increase in the state’s number of sheltered homeless people between January 2023 and January 2024, Portland State University’s latest statewide ...
With surge in K-12 student homelessness in Oregon, advocates and students share perspective
The number of Oregon K-12 students experiencing homelessness has reached its highest levels in more than a decade, according ...
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‘Catastrophic’ homelessness funding shortfall to hit Multnomah County
Multnomah County is facing a significant budget shortfall for Homeless Services Department, despite recent efforts to fund more shelters and housing, and is expected to address the issue in a press ...
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Longtime Portland shelter providers have questions about Mayor Keith Wilson’s shelter plan
The businessman-turned-politician’s $28 million plan to dramatically increase night-only shelters will depend on buy-in from many long-standing homeless service providers. It’s been more than ...