The city of Portland and Multnomah County are both staring down significant state and federal funding cuts that could impact their homeless shelter systems — potentially leading to the reduction of beds, emergency rent assistance and other housing services.
Why it matters: Huge cuts in direct services will ripple through other already-strained areas, including emergency rooms, public safety programs, behavioral health care and nonprofits.
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- “They’ll be dealing with much higher caseloads, more severe issues, and it’ll be just really stressful and harder for them,”…