Brandy Westerman News Today

Brandy Westerman knows she can’t solve Portland’s homelessness crisis, but she’s determined to at least try to fix it. In September, she was named the new Emergency Humanitarian Operations director for Portland. Westerman now oversees the city’s seven Safe Rest Villages and the Temporary Alternative Shelter Site (TASS) in Southeast Portland. Together, the pod-style outdoor shelter sites offer nearly 490 beds to those who don’t have stable housing. With another TASS ...

The City of Portland has merged the Safe Rest Village program with the Temporary Alternative Shelter Site program into one entity, the City of Portland Shelter

Portland has a new Emergency Humanitarian Director appointed to oversee homelessness initiatives in the city, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Friday.As Emergency Hu