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JOHS was previously called out for neglecting Sandy Studios in Northeast Portland.

Report: Homeless services office wasted \$850,000, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

An audit investigation has found the Joint Office of Homeless Services, a city and county-funded program housing those facing homelessness, wasted taxpayer dollars.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An investigation report from Portland’s city auditor Tuesday...

Report: Homeless services office wasted \$850,000, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

‘Big gaps’ found in ‘unreliable’ homeless service audit data, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

‘Big gaps’ found in ‘unreliable’ homeless service audit data, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

Portland shuts down homeless veteran housing complex All residents are moved to a nearby motel because of chronic health and safety problems. The City of Portland shut down a government-funded veteran-supportive housing complex, deeming it dangerous to live in. The decision came after officials and contractors discovered water damage and a deteriorating roof, which led to a serious ceiling collapse and mold infestation. This action is forcing all of the veterans who lived there out of ...

Originally published on April 5, 2021 6:10 am In the final days of March, the Oregon Health Authority opened up coronavirus vaccine eligibility to more high-risk groups of Oregonians — including people experiencing homelessness. Health officials and homeless service providers are now teaming up to roll out COVID-19 vaccination to unhoused people, in hopes of overcoming the barriers they face not only to accessing vaccines but to health care in general. The efforts come on the heels of a par...