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 the property, leaving them with an uncertain future for long-term housing. Those veterans say the building has been neglected for years. Now, they re worried about where they re going to live.
December 17 2020
Partnership between Portland, Multnomah County, Do Good Multnomah nonprofit and St. Johns Church to provide shelter to 19 residents.
A leafy street in St. Johns is about to get 19 new neighbors.
A coalition of local officials, faith and nonprofit leaders are racing to meet a planned January opening of Portland s newest outdoor transitional shelter St. Johns Village before the worst of winter s chill arrives. Being houseless is difficult. Nobody is really excited to live in a tent on the street, said Chris Aiosa, executive director of Do Good Multnomah, the agency that will manage the site. This is an opportunity for folks to have their own place, to have a door that locks.
December 17 2020
Partnership between Portland, Multnomah County, Do Good Multnomah nonprofit and St. Johns Church to provide shelter to 19 residents.
A leafy street in St. Johns is about to get 19 new neighbors.
A coalition of local officials, faith and nonprofit leaders are racing to meet a planned January opening of Portland s newest outdoor transitional shelter St. Johns Village before the worst of winter s chill arrives. Being houseless is difficult. Nobody is really excited to live in a tent on the street, said Chris Aiosa, executive director of Do Good Multnomah, the agency that will manage the site. This is an opportunity for folks to have their own place, to have a door that locks.