City, county partnering with The Salvation Army to open 200 overnight winter shelter beds
Mayor Keith Wilson is doubling down on his commitment to provide shelter for every homeless person in Portland by the end of the year.
Salvation Army to run 200 winter homeless shelter beds
Ahead of winter shelters opening across Portland, city and county leaders announced Thursday that the Salvation Army will run the shelters and will offer 200 overnight beds.
House of Hope shelter in New Bedford has helped homeless for 17 years. Are conditions OK?
House of Hope has offered shelter to Greater New Bedford homeless people for the past 17 years. But the City Council wants a look at conditions.
Tacoma could lose 379 homeless shelter beds without state funding
The nearly 400 beds set to disappear in 2025 represents a “significant” portion of the city’s roughly 900 shelter beds, Tacoma's deputy city manager said.
Salvation Army to operate 200 ‘lifesaving’ winter shelter beds in Portland
Ahead of winter shelters opening across Portland, city and county leaders announced the Salvation Army will run the shelters and will offer 200 overnight beds.
Salvation Army sites in downtown, North Portland will house city’s 200 new shelter beds
On day two of his term as Portland’s mayor, Keith Wilson joined Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson to announce the locations for the 200 new shelter beds they pledged to open as early as next week.
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New high-capacity homeless shelter will have pros and cons, state homeless coordinator says
A new, high-capacity homeless shelter is coming, but some worry it may run into the same problems that have plagued past ...
Beds, blankets, hot food: KC-area homeless advocates ready for ‘snow apocalypse’
I’m not sure how much a human being can handle, but what it feels like is that we’re looking at the upper limits of what humans can really take,” said Josh Henges, Kansas City, Missouri Houseless ...
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Tacoma could lose 379 homeless-shelter beds in 2025 unless state comes through with cash
The City of Tacoma is preparing to lose more than 350 homeless shelter beds in 2025 due to a funding deficit. City officials say the only hope to keep some of the beds is to receive money from ...
Homeless families increase as migrants did. So why not in King County?
Federal officials connected record homelessness numbers in 2024 to the nation’s migrant crisis, pointing to a nearly 40% surge in family homelessness. Not so locally.
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Tacoma faces closure of over 300 homeless shelter beds by 2025 amid budget woes
Tacoma city leaders said ongoing budgetary problems could lead to the closure of more than 300 homeless shelter beds in 2025. According to a Dec. 10 city council meeting, a total of 307 beds ...
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Tacoma's shelter bed shortage looms as leaders seek state funding to avert crisis
Now the need for the beds is still there, but the funding is not. “Right now, the city has a shelter funding gap of about $9 to $12 million,” said Caleb Carbone, the homeless strategy ...
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‘Snow ploughs on standby’ and emergency beds ready as Wexford prepares for severe cold snap
Meanwhile DePaul, which manages Ozanam House in Wexford town, has said “every effort” will be made to ensure that temporary ...
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Holiday donations ease 2025 uncertainty for Ark Aid homeless shelter, for now
2024 has ended and, with that, the funding for homeless shelter beds being run at Ark Aid Street Mission is up in the air.