By Devon Hoyt | Director of Development & Communications
Multnomah Safe Rest Village expansion is in full swing!
New participants are arriving at their new homes weekly as the shelter gradually transitions from 28 units to hosting 100 shelter participants. Hear from our CEO, Andy Goebel, on meeting the community need:
“I couldn’t be more thrilled about the expansion of the Multnomah Safe Rest Village to 100 shelter units. This is an incredible opportunity to extend the reach of our mission — to partner with people to unlock a sustainable sense of home for every individual we serve.
Each new unit means more people will have a safe place to find rest and renewal, and our dedicated wrap-around support team is especially excited to have even more opportunities to partner with participants on their path toward hope and housing.”
The City’s portfolio of shelters currently includes 1 RV Safe Park site, 1 congregate shelter, and 7 tiny pod shelters – all with basic hygiene and amenities, case management and individualized support for participants to stabilize and ultimately move to housing.With this expansion, the City’s shelter system now has 708 sleeping units.
During the first 2 years of operation (July 2022 – June 2024), the City’s Shelter program served 1800 people.Of those, 446 people moved to permanent housing, and of those more than half (256) had been chronically homeless. A person is considered chronically homeless if they have been in/out of homelessness over a period of two years or more and they have one or more disabilities.
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