A surge of homeless shelter closures has been one of the most talked about fallouts from the huge budget shortfalls Portland and Multnomah County are facing this coming year.
Next month, city and county leaders are set to finalize their budgets for the coming fiscal year. Despite that, local leaders haven’t publicly shared materials showing the full extent of recently finalized, planned and proposed cuts and closures, or the actual impact that will have on people living outside.
Street Roots set out to figure out the extent of cuts, exactly which shelters are set to close and why…