PORTLAND, Ore. — Two sizable homeless shelters in Portland will close by the end of March, leaving the future uncertain for dozens of people who’ve been able to get off the streets and find a safe place to stay.
Both the Market Street and Wy’east shelters have been bankrolled by Multnomah County, but for reasons unrelated to “performance issues” needed to be phased out within the year after the budget process in the spring, officials said.
An amendment proposed by Commissioner Shannon Singleton last year opted to fund both shelters through March — after that, the funds will go into supportive housing. The board approved Singleton’s proposal unanimously…