A new overnight emergency shelter for women experiencing homelessness is set to open this fall in Northwest Portland.
Why it matters: The shelter, run by the people in charge of Blanchet House, is a desperately needed refuge for women who have few places to turn, advocates said.
Catch up quick: The shelter, at NW 17th Avenue and NW Lovejoy in the Slabtown neighborhood, will be called Bethanie’s Room in honor of a former meal guest at Blanchet House who died in 2024 after suffering a traumatic brain injury…