City, county and social service agencies teaming up to keep homeless warm this winter

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Thu, 2009-11-05 11:07

The City of Portland and Multnomah County is joining forces with local social service agencies to help the homeless population stay warm this winter.

"I firmly believe that it is our moral responsibility to make sure everyone has a safe, warm place to sleep," Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury said in a press release.

Here are some of the expanded services that will be provided:

The Warming Center for Homeless Families located at 1435 N.E. 81st Avenue will be open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily to provide a safe place to sleep for families who are homeless. The capacity is 60 people.
Two day shelters will be available. One is the Daybreak Shelter at 12727 S.E. Market Street and the other is the 13 Salmon Family Shelter of the First Unitarian Church at Southwest 13th Avenue and Salmon Street.
Two night shelters will alsobe available. One is the continuance of the Daybreak Shelter and the other is the Goose Hollow Family Shelter at 1838 S.W. Jefferson Street.
City and county will operating the Warming Center for Adults. Those needing shelter can check in at Transition Projects, 475 N.W. Glisan Street. The center will be open from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily through March. It is designed to serve adult men and women. Couples are allowed, but no pets.
Housing placement and rent assistance services will be provided to assist homeless families in finding permanent housing.
*Note: Anyone seeking shelter is advised to call 211. Operators will be available to identify available space at shelters and warming centers. Operators will be available 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.

If you would like to help, there is a critical need for blankets, pillows, food and winter coats. Contact Human Solutions to find out how to donate.

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Comments

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-11-05 13:03.

Send them to mexico!!!! problem solved

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2009-11-15 16:18.

idiot

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-11-05 14:17.

That little blurb sound so nice reading it; unless you are a homeless person that actually goes to those locations and IN REALITY there is not room at the inn, no housing, no nothing!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-11-05 15:43.

Why not just make a big bonfire using money?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-12-24 23:06.

Human solutions' family shelters do beautiful things for human beings in need. Contrary to believes of the earlier poster above who sounds full of hatered, the great majority of guest at these shelters are local white american families. Families who have sought out help in climbing back up from rock bottom.

Many a different circumstance have brought these families to the shelters where they are given tools for putting their own lives back together again. They are required to create, document, activate, execute and track a plan for getting the entire familie's lives back on track and meanwhile they have heat, a bed, food, running water. Thanks to donations from citizens in the local community they have access to warm clothes as well as to clothes that may be better for job hunting.

They have 3 computers and 1 printer they may use to update or improve or START a resume and email it out from. They have access to contacts in the work force that will consider and often hire people who are jobless for less than perfect reasons. They have access to contacts in the rental community of landlords that will rent to the newly-hired-currently homeless family.

This is a well thought out, caring organization that actualy produces constant results localy. Please keep up the great work. Thank you human solutions for all the beautiful things you have so generously done. I pledge to continue to donate what items I can.