Records show Portland shelter operator used taxpayer funds to hire LA-based temp agency for staff

In a 10-month period, the Salvation Army billed the city of Portland nearly $2 million for shelter staff alone at the Northwest Northrup shelter.

Controversial Portland homeless shelter could limp along through year's end as others shutter

Between the city of Portland and Multnomah County, hundreds of shelter beds are set to disappear in the coming months. The ...

Oregon again sues feds over Trump homelessness funding limits that could cut housing support

Twenty-one state attorneys general, including Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, have sued the Trump administration over its newly ...

Portland nonprofit reminds that this week's extreme heat hits homeless harder

As temperatures rise, the nonprofit Preble Street in Portland states that the heat presents major obstacles for those ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Portland to close NE Weidler homeless shelter by June

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City of Portland has decided to close a homeless shelter in northeast Portland after the shelter operator, Sunstone Way, announced a loss in federal funding and rising ...
The Portland Mercury

Yes, Homelessness is Growing in Portland, But Not As Fast As You Might Think

Portland police say Portland’s homelessness situation has reached a tipping point. Since May 26, they’ve been scouring the Central Eastside most days to push out the “entrenched” campers who’ve taken ...
KGW8

Portland mayor calls for volunteers, donations to aid homeless services

PORTLAND, Oregon — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is urging residents to volunteer and donate to the city's homeless services, warning that federal intervention could follow if the community doesn't ...