RESOURCES
Our region’s homelessness and housing crisis is decades in the making. Here’s some resources on how this came to be and what needs to happen to ensure everyone in the Portland region and beyond has a safe place to call home.
Housing America’s Older Adults. Published by Joint Center For Housing Studies. 2023.
Homelessness is a housing problem. How structural factors explain U.S. patterns. 2023.
A new study says the housing market is largely to blame for Portland’s homeless crisis. Study published in 2022.
Oregon Report: National Low Income Housing Coalition. Report published in 2022.
What is Housing First? National Alliance to End Homelessness. 2022.
Portland Metro’s Supportive Housing Services measure. Passed in 2020, these funds go to supportive services in the Portland Metro region such as mental health resources, addiction treatment, housing vouchers, job training and social workers.
OUR PARTNERS
The work to address homelessness cannot and will not be done alone. Here are some incredible organizations in the Portland region working to address homelessness and housing insecurity.
If you’d like to be added to the list of partners, please reach out to info@humansforhousing.org. We’d love to work with you!