Dear PDX Shelter Forum, I hope this email finds everyone well and safe. I visited Gulfport, MS, a few weeks ago at the direction of a friend who helped them reach functional zero homelessness using Bu

The Oregonian posted today a Beat Check interview with Nicole Hayden, the homelessness reporter. Here's the Apple podcast version: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-check-with-the-oregonian/i

Hello All, I want to share an upcoming event hosted by City Repair and the Useful Waste Initiative. See below! Unfulfilled Potential: Completing Construction Mock-ups and Diverting Waste A free, onlin

Hi all. My Dad lives in Dallas, TX, and does a good deal of outreach/support work with housing unstable and houseless folks there. He shared this presentation with me (attached as PDF) that outlines t

[travel diary post]: Encamping with the [International Order of] Odd Fellows, & "The Wrong Place for the Right People." In every town I look out for or often seem to stumble across an I.O.O.F. buildin

incidentally, I have been working on how best to manage & notify about relevant events listings like this, both recurring and one-off. Your feedback/suggestions are welcome on how it's working, or mig

American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness. The Hilda L Solis Care First … Vie

" On Thursday, the White House confirmed it would let the moratorium expire because the supreme court said it would block additional extensions unless they were authorized by Congress. " Source: The G

US Congressperson Coi Bush (D-Missouri) has put forward a bill in the House of Representatives aimed at addressing homelessness and the issues of the unhoused. She herself has been unhoused. I am link

FYI Hope and Disappointment for the Homeless in Oakland Wednesday: A homeless couple went from a tent to a trailer, but continues to wait after more than a year for something more permanent. By Brett

I apologize for my error in replying to an email sent by a member of this group. I had no idea it would go the whole group. Humility is at work in my world... Maryhelen Kincaid From: pdxshelterforum@g

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[Moderator note: off the bat, I'm skeptical (as usual) of this story/development because it doesn't mention any organization or persons representing the houseless, either as being involved or offering

Today in NYT Opinion, an analysis of & prescription for homelessness from Ned Resnikoff, journalist now policy manager at UCSF BHHI. I find it unfortunately oversimple and conventional in outlook. htt

Vancouver is seeking proposals from qualified firms/individuals for develop & implement a supportive campsite & safe park programs to be utilized as alternative shelter for individuals living unshelte

Zero Unsanctioned Unsheltered Homeless in Tents or Structures in Athens - Just got back from Greece. What a wonderful country. While visiting, my family allowed me to take a break and spend four days

In my opinion Commissioners Ryan and Meieran are working thoughtfully and willfully to encourage development of alternative shelters. Both have accelerated and deepened the resources available for the

A spreadsheet published Friday by Ryan's office breaks down the 71 potential [city owned] village properties the City has identified, location, size, utility hookups, access to public transit, parking

I’m not sure this is the right forum for this question, but I’m wondering whether low-income folks displaced from affordable housing have any right to replacement housing. A developer wants to build a

I am sharing a news video on Denver's City-run campsites - that they've been deploying across their city and expanding since the pandemic, as it's likely to be referenced as a model in Portland and el