Multnomah County - Homeless Services Department
@multco-hsd.bsky.social
We help people move out of homelessness into safe, affordable, and accessible housing by working with community and government partners.
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Four libraries will be open until 8 p.m.:
➡️Albina Library, 205 N.E. Russell St.
➡️Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave.
➡️Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave.
➡️Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Find more cool spaces and resources: multco.us/hot
➡️Albina Library, 205 N.E. Russell St.
➡️Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave.
➡️Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave.
➡️Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Find more cool spaces and resources: multco.us/hot
Help for When It's Hot
Information about cool spaces, cooling centers and other resources during the hot weather.
multco.us
August 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Four libraries will be open until 8 p.m.:
➡️Albina Library, 205 N.E. Russell St.
➡️Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave.
➡️Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave.
➡️Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Find more cool spaces and resources: multco.us/hot
➡️Albina Library, 205 N.E. Russell St.
➡️Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave.
➡️Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave.
➡️Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Find more cool spaces and resources: multco.us/hot
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Daytime cooling centers:
✅ Gateway Church (13300 N.E. San Rafael St., Portland)
✅ Congregation Beth Israel (1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland)
✅ Portland Covenant Church (4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland)
✅ Gateway Church (13300 N.E. San Rafael St., Portland)
✅ Congregation Beth Israel (1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland)
✅ Portland Covenant Church (4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland)
August 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Daytime cooling centers:
✅ Gateway Church (13300 N.E. San Rafael St., Portland)
✅ Congregation Beth Israel (1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland)
✅ Portland Covenant Church (4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland)
✅ Gateway Church (13300 N.E. San Rafael St., Portland)
✅ Congregation Beth Israel (1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland)
✅ Portland Covenant Church (4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland)
This year, we held our 7th annual Eat & Greet where nearly 800 neighbors, housed and unhoused, came together for food, drinks, music and connection—and we are preparing to break ground on a 20-unit Workforce Village to house neighbors engaged in our employment programs.
August 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This year, we held our 7th annual Eat & Greet where nearly 800 neighbors, housed and unhoused, came together for food, drinks, music and connection—and we are preparing to break ground on a 20-unit Workforce Village to house neighbors engaged in our employment programs.
From providing paid internships for unhoused neighbors to running mobile shower services and supporting long-term housing transitions, CI meets people where they are and walks alongside them toward stability.
August 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
From providing paid internships for unhoused neighbors to running mobile shower services and supporting long-term housing transitions, CI meets people where they are and walks alongside them toward stability.
Recent Successful Outcomes
- The opening of Abigail Court
- Partnerships across the greater Portland Area with colleges and non profits
- The acquisition of the Acqua Apartments
- The opening of Abigail Court
- Partnerships across the greater Portland Area with colleges and non profits
- The acquisition of the Acqua Apartments
August 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Recent Successful Outcomes
- The opening of Abigail Court
- Partnerships across the greater Portland Area with colleges and non profits
- The acquisition of the Acqua Apartments
- The opening of Abigail Court
- Partnerships across the greater Portland Area with colleges and non profits
- The acquisition of the Acqua Apartments
- Acqua Apartments: CHNW’s former hotel conversion in Gresham has been transformed into a 75-unit student housing community. Funded through Project Turnkey, it offered a year of free rent to ARCS participants attending MHCC. The property operates at 60% AMI rent, with utilities.
August 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
- Acqua Apartments: CHNW’s former hotel conversion in Gresham has been transformed into a 75-unit student housing community. Funded through Project Turnkey, it offered a year of free rent to ARCS participants attending MHCC. The property operates at 60% AMI rent, with utilities.
- Abigail Court: CHNW’s former hotel conversion in Gresham is now a 75-unit student housing community. Funded via Project Turnkey, it provides free rent in the first year to ARCS participants studying at Mt. Hood Community College.
August 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
- Abigail Court: CHNW’s former hotel conversion in Gresham is now a 75-unit student housing community. Funded via Project Turnkey, it provides free rent in the first year to ARCS participants studying at Mt. Hood Community College.
Current and Upcoming Initiatives
- Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program, launched in 2020 in response to rising student homelessness and provides subsidized housing with wraparound services to help low-income, housing-insecure students persist in their education.
- Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program, launched in 2020 in response to rising student homelessness and provides subsidized housing with wraparound services to help low-income, housing-insecure students persist in their education.
August 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Current and Upcoming Initiatives
- Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program, launched in 2020 in response to rising student homelessness and provides subsidized housing with wraparound services to help low-income, housing-insecure students persist in their education.
- Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program, launched in 2020 in response to rising student homelessness and provides subsidized housing with wraparound services to help low-income, housing-insecure students persist in their education.
Unlike traditional housing providers, CHNW removes requirements like high credit scores, large deposits, and parental co-signers, focusing instead on student stability and success. CHNW owns and operates six (soon to be seven) properties throughout the Portland metro area.
August 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Unlike traditional housing providers, CHNW removes requirements like high credit scores, large deposits, and parental co-signers, focusing instead on student stability and success. CHNW owns and operates six (soon to be seven) properties throughout the Portland metro area.
CPAH is proud of the 642 housing units they steward, the communities they support, and the services they make available to their 1100 residents and participants.
July 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
CPAH is proud of the 642 housing units they steward, the communities they support, and the services they make available to their 1100 residents and participants.
CPAH is also providing homeless services in both counties, including supportive housing for people who have been homeless for a long time.
July 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
CPAH is also providing homeless services in both counties, including supportive housing for people who have been homeless for a long time.
They are leasing up a new building in Tualatin, Plambeck Gardens, and they have started construction on a new community in Tigard, Woodland Hearth. They'll begin construction soon in Portland on Jamii Court (family housing), and in Beaverton on Meadowlark Place, for older adults.
July 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They are leasing up a new building in Tualatin, Plambeck Gardens, and they have started construction on a new community in Tigard, Woodland Hearth. They'll begin construction soon in Portland on Jamii Court (family housing), and in Beaverton on Meadowlark Place, for older adults.
At this time, CPAH is focusing on kids’ summer programming and activities for older adults, community clean-ups organized by our own Resident Advisory Committee, and ongoing resident services work addressing housing instability for all residents who need assistance.
July 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
At this time, CPAH is focusing on kids’ summer programming and activities for older adults, community clean-ups organized by our own Resident Advisory Committee, and ongoing resident services work addressing housing instability for all residents who need assistance.
CPAH, founded just over 30 years ago, has been providing housing in Washington County and Multnomah County, ensuring that our housing lasts for years and years, and that residents have access to services and community resources.
July 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
CPAH, founded just over 30 years ago, has been providing housing in Washington County and Multnomah County, ensuring that our housing lasts for years and years, and that residents have access to services and community resources.
Visit cascadiahealth.org to learn more.
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Visit cascadiahealth.org to learn more.
If the path feels hard, you don't have to walk it alone. Through care grounded in compassion, dignity, and trust, Cascadia serves people from all walks of life who need affordable, accessible care and support, regardless of their ability to pay.
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If the path feels hard, you don't have to walk it alone. Through care grounded in compassion, dignity, and trust, Cascadia serves people from all walks of life who need affordable, accessible care and support, regardless of their ability to pay.
Knowing that healing happens through connection—to people, place, and possibility—Cascadia provides care that's built around you.
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Knowing that healing happens through connection—to people, place, and possibility—Cascadia provides care that's built around you.
CCC offers a wide range of affordable housing options connected to essential services like health care, recovery support, employment assistance, and culturally specific programs. Their approach meets people where they are and helps them build healthy, stable, and resilient lives.
July 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
CCC offers a wide range of affordable housing options connected to essential services like health care, recovery support, employment assistance, and culturally specific programs. Their approach meets people where they are and helps them build healthy, stable, and resilient lives.