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A new houselessness policy paper reveals gaps in services and support for Multnomah County’s housing-insecure LGBTQ+ residents. Portland has few resources for transgender, nonbinary, and other queer people facing homelessness, despite it being a city many people flee to from states with transphobic and homophobic policies. A paper commissioned by the Joint Office of Homeless Services and released Monday examined how homelessness impacts the county’s LGBTQ+ residents. The report finds queer people are more likely...

In 2020, the Argyle Gardens apartment complex was lauded as a model for transitional housing. The 72-unit building in Portland’s Kenton neighborhood, opened by Transition Projects Inc. (TPI), contains a mix of efficiency studios and single-room occupancy (SRO) units, all meant to house and support very low-income residents, and those moving out of homeless shelters. The site cost just under $12 million to build, almost entirely with public funding and tax credits. Three years later,...

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By pairing unhoused locals with counselors who have "lived experience," Multnomah County is hoping to take a more relationship-oriented approach to addressing homelessness.