Portland will open three new shelters next month to meet the needs of a unique subset of the city’s homeless population: families.
The three shelters will accommodate around 80 people total and open in undisclosed locations in Portland’s District 1 and District 3 — which encompasses Southeast neighborhoods and those east of Interstate 205. The shelters will only be open overnight, meaning families will have to leave in the morning. The official operating hours have not yet been finalized.
The city has hired Portland nonprofit Agape Village to run the shelters. The nonprofit also oversees two of the city’s five new adult overnight shelters — one in Downtown Portland and another in Southeast…