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'Not appropriate for this purpose': Portland parks off the table for temporary homeless communities Portland City Council members voted unanimously to remove parks and open spaces from a list of proposed zoning changes to address the homeless crisis. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 1:42 AM PDT April 1, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland park sites and other land zoned as open space are off the table for temporary, organized shelter camps. The Portland City Council made the unanimous decision Wednesday while considering amendments to its Shelter to Housing Continu...

Portland weighs loosening city code around where homeless shelters, organized camps can open “You can't be perpetually in a state of emergency. We have to find a new normal at some point,” said Eric Engstrom, a principal planner with the city. Author: Maggie Vespa Updated: 8:27 PM PDT March 15, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly 100 people, as of Monday evening, were signed up to speak to Portland’s City Council Wednesday about a proposed list of changes to city codes surrounding where homeless shelters and organized camps can open.  It would essentially wav...

The city council is set to consider some big changes to shelter models in the coming weeks.

Many of us remember what it was like to be an LGBTQ youth and the unique struggles we faced. Some kept our identity a secret, afraid to lose people we loved, our jobs, our communities. More than a few of us were kicked out of our homes and disowned by our families. We likely did not have a welcoming and affirming space like The Hillcrest and South Bay Youth Centers, to help us along our journey - to meet other people like us, discover ourselves and our voices, to provide resources, to feel welcomed, valued, and supported, and to find belonging in community.

New maps show some neighborhoods have more potential locations than others, however. Every neighborhood in the city could accommodate additional sanctioned outdoor shelters for the homeless. Where they are located depends will depend more on commitments to fund and operate them than geography, however. Those are two takeaways from a series of neighborhood maps prepared for the volunteer citizen Planning and Sustainability Commission that is considering how to encourage more housing for the homeless in all parts of town. The 11-member commission is scheduled to discuss the maps and could m...