Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s plan to end unsheltered homelessness includes funding day centers in each of the city’s four voting districts as a companion to the 12 to 15 overnight-only shelters he’d also like to open. The idea is to offer people staying in nighttime shelters a chance to spend the day in a safe space where they can connect to services.
The first new day center will be set up in an empty lot in Old Town, bordered by Northwest 6th Avenue, Glisan Street, Broadway and Hoyt Street. The lot is owned by Prosper Portland, the city’s economic development arm,…..