PHB In the News

• Bud Clark Commons has helped thousands of Portland's Homeless  The Oregonian

• New center helps homeless wash away street stigma  Portland Tribune

• A Community on Common Ground  Portland Tribune

• First, A Place of Their Own  Oregonian editorial

• Union Station housing development to wrap up next year Daily Journal of Commerce
• Portlanders Pay A Steep Price in Nation's Toughest Rental Market  Willamette Week

• Homeless Campers May Get Reprieve  Portland Tribune

• Putting Our Arms Around Homelessness  The Oregonian editorial board

• Homeless, Not Faceless  Willamette Week

Bud Clark Commons: Six-Month Update 

The Portland Housing Bureau and Housing Commissioner Nick Fish presented a six-month report to Council detailing what we've accomplished since the Bud Clark Commons opened in June 2011. The one-of-a-kind facility in downtown Portland combines shelter space, a wide variety of day access services and programs, and permanent homes to create a truly unique place for some of our most vulnerable to access help.

At the council presentation, Home Forward, Transition Projects and other partners shared details about how many people we've helped move into permanent housing, how many have used the day access center.

At-a-Glance: Six Month Results for the Bud Clark Commons

Bringing the dream to life  Oregonian editorial board

Honor the promise of the Bud Clark Commons by Comm. Nick Fish, writing for the Portland Tribune

Bud Clark Commons has helped thousands of Portland's Homeless by Molly Hottle, The Oregonian

New center helps homeless wash away street stigma by Peter Korn, Portland Tribune

A Community on Common Ground by Peter Korn, Portland Tribune

 Winter Shelter Services Available for People Experiencing Homelessness

On any given night, more than 1,700 Portlanders sleep on the streets. Winter shelter beds can be the difference between life and death for people living outside during cold winter months. They are particularly crucial for medically vulnerable individuals.

For the most up-to-date information on shelter or assistance, call 211info by dialing 2-1-1. In Multnomah County, the call line is open from 8am and 10pm, Monday through Friday; and between 8am to 10pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

more about winter services || list of available shelters || where to donate

ROSE Celebrates Opening of Bellrose Station in Lents  

Congratulations to ROSE CDC for completing the rehabilitation of the Bellrose Station Apartments in the Lents Town Center URA.

PHB Director Traci Manning celebrated the project with ROSE Executive Director Nick Sauvie and other project partners at the Bellrose open house. PHB invested $3.4 million of Lents URA tax increment funds (TIF) to enable ROSE to acquire and rehabilitate the 40-unit building that serves hard-working families in the area. read more   

City Council Approves Overnight Sleeping Resolution

Portland City Council unanimously approved a resolution that establishes a pilot program to allow overnight sleeping, within certain guidelines, on the site of religious institutions and limited other sites in Portland. 

Together with our partners at Multnomah County and in the faith community, PHB and Housing Commissioner Nick Fish are committed to long-term solutions to homelessness, but we're also looking for options to address immediate needs in our community.  

Read the resolution 

Learn more from Commissioner Fish