City officials on Monday announced the opening of the latest overnight-only shelter in what has been a year long effort by Portland Mayor Keith Wilson to add 1,500 beds to the city’s system.
The new 140-bed shelter is called SE Grand Recovery and is operated by Transition Projects, one of the largest homeless service providers in Portland. Unlike most shelters in Portland and Multnomah County at large, people staying at SE Grand Recovery are expected to be sober when they arrive. It is the second sober, overnight only shelter operated with public funding to open in the city.
“The City listened to shelter participants, providers, and community members calling for recovery-oriented sites to give those who choose abstinence from substances the best chance for a good night sleep as well as a connection to recovery resources,” said Brandy Westerman, who leads the city’s shelter services department…