Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services

One family’s story shows how the 2020 tax can work as promised, even as the overall homeless count continues climbing across ...

Which American city spends the most on homelessness? Spoiler: The answer is unsatisfying

Metro, the Portland area’s regional government, has raised $1.4 billion in tax revenue since 2020 specifically to provide homeless services in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. That’s a ...

Portland’s overnight homeless shelters: What happens at dawn?

What happens to homeless people in the morning, when they have to leave an overnight shelter? A KGW crew went to find out.

Portland's homeless, advocates call out city for not opening shelter during blizzard

With blizzard conditions, the City of Portland made the decision not to open its warming shelter Monday night to people ...

Homeless people in Portland prepare for the first potential snow of the year

This week's cold weather isn't expected to trigger Multnomah County's criteria to open warming shelters. Regardless, it'll be ...

After shuttle service halts, guests of Northwest Portland homeless shelter hit the streets early

Everyone staying at the city's Salvation Army-run Northrup Shelter must be on their way by 6 a.m. "They wake us up at 5:30," said Zachariah, who stays at the shelter overnight. One man said he gets ...