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Portland City Shelter Success Stories | August 2026

City Shelter Services
Blog post
The journey from the street to permanent housing is never easy. Learn how City Shelters within Portland Solutions helps folks who are homeless overcome barriers. Celebrate the "hidden victories" on the road to independent living.

Portland City Shelter Success Stories | July 2026

City Shelter Services
Blog post
The journey from the street to permanent housing is never easy. Learn how City Shelters within Portland Solutions helps folks who are homeless overcome barriers. Celebrate the "hidden victories" on the road to independent living.

Home Sharing: A tool for addressing Portland’s housing crunch

Housing Bureau
News article
Updated
New technology makes it easier than ever for renters and homeowners to match up. Home sharing offers big benefits: cheaper rent for renters, extra income for homeowners, and more flexibility for everyone. And it boosts Portland’s housing stock quicker and cheaper than new construction.

Innovative jobs, cleanup program in Portland wins national award

City Government and Leadership
News article
The City of Portland today celebrated a national award for GLITTER, an innovative workforce partnership that helps unhoused neighbors get back on their feet – while cleaning up public spaces. The $275,000 award comes from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and American Beverage.

Portland City Shelter Success Stories | June 2026

City Shelter Services
Blog post
The journey from the street to permanent housing is never easy. Learn how City Shelters within Portland Solutions helps folks who are homeless overcome barriers. Celebrate the "hidden victories" on the road to independent living.

Turning It Around

Portland Solutions
Blog post
Kathy was homeless and addicted to fentanyl when she first came to stay at the city’s Clinton Triangle shelter. Staff there helped her quit drugs and turn her life around. Now she has her own apartment and works a job she is uniquely qualified for -- helping people get back on their feet.

Portland City Shelter Success Stories | May 2026

City Shelter Services
Blog post
The journey from the street to permanent housing is never easy. Learn how City Shelters within Portland Solutions helps folks who are homeless overcome barriers. Celebrate the "hidden victories" on the road to independent living.

Shelter Successes - April 2026

City Shelter Services
Blog post
Moving someone from the street into a home is rarely a straight line, but **Portland Solutions** is navigating the curve. We’re pulling back the curtain to spotlight our providers’ "hidden victories"; the essential, often unseen milestones that make housing possible.

Shelter Successes - March 2026

City Shelter Services
Blog post
Updated
Bringing someone from unsheltered homelessness into housing isn't a straightforward process. We want to share some wins from our providers that share the usually hidden victories within the housing process. From documents to jobs--it all matters on the journey to stability.

Shelter Successes - February 2025

City Shelter Services
Blog post
Updated
Bringing someone from unsheltered homelessness into housing isn't a straightforward process. We want to share some wins from our providers that share the usually hidden victories within the housing process. From documents to jobs--it all matters on the journey to stability.

Turning the Tide, One Call at a Time

Portland Fire & Rescue
News article
Portland Fire & Rescue's CHAT/MOUD crews race against the clock to stop people dying from fentanyl and other drug overdose. They circle back later to help users break the cycle of addiction. [Photo shows CHAT responders Olivia Brant and Zach Wannamaker checking on a man at a homeless camp.]

Portland Marks Over 100,000 Nights of Safe Sleep Through City Emergency Overnight Shelters

City Government and Leadership
News article
The City of Portland has reached a new and important milestone of providing over 100,000 nights of safe sleep according to data provided by HMIS (the data system used to track homelessness engagement).

Five Years On, Portland Street Response Has Become a Pillar for Public Safety

Portland Street Response
News article
Launched in 2021 amid the chaos of the pandemic, PSR has become a vital part of the city's first responder system, leading to better and more humane outcomes for people in crisis.

Portland Wins National Award for Peer‑Led Cleanup Program

Mayor Keith Wilson
News article
City recognized for partnering with innovative GLITTER program to employ workers with lived experience of homelessness to clean up city streets. Mayor Wilson goes to Washington, D.C. to accept the award and $275,000 in new funding.

Shelter Successes - December 2025

City Shelter Services
Blog post
Updated
Bringing someone from unsheltered homelessness into housing isn't a straightforward process. We want to share some wins from our providers that share the usually hidden victories within the housing process. From documents to jobs--it all matters on the journey to stability.

Emergency Overnight Shelters Extend Morning Hours Due to Forecasted Cold Weather

City Shelter Services
News article
Due to forecasted cold weather, many of the City of Portland's emergency overnight shelters will extend morning operations by several hours until 8AM PDT starting Friday, January 23 through Sunday, January 25.

Helping Stacey Get Home

Portland Solutions
News article
Stacey was living in her car when the City's homeless reunification workers reached out. She was recovering from a stroke and wanted to go home. But there was a snag: a dog named Monster and a cat named Sneakers.

Colossal Mural Brings Color and Hope to Downtown

Public Environment Management Office
News article
The City of Portland's Public Environment Management Office (PEMO) works with Askew One, the Portland Street Art Alliance, and property owners to add a giant splash of art to a vital downtown intersection.

Over 100 Portlanders Connected to Shelter in First Five Weeks of Camping Enforcement

Portland's Homeless Response
News article
City of Portland Provides Update on Camping Enforcement Efforts

Mayor Keith Wilson Announces Portland Has Reached more than 1,500 Emergency Overnight Beds, Delivered at Unprecedented Speed

City Shelter Services
Press release
The City of Portland announced that it has reached Mayor Keith Wilson’s goal of creating capacity for 1,500 emergency overnight shelter beds through a strategic blend of stable and flexible sleeping units.
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