Sunstone Way, the nonprofit shelter provider that was sued by a whistleblower last month, plans to close July 1, blaming reduced government funding and rising costs.
“The recent and anticipated funding reductions, coupled with anticipated increases in expenses in fiscal year 2027, forced the board of directors to make this hard decision,” Sunstone Way said in an all-staff memo obtained by WW.
Formerly known as All Good Northwest, Sunstone Way runs six low-barrier shelters in the metro area with funding from Multnomah and Clackamas counties and the city of Portland. These include Weidler Village, a 38-unit cluster in Northeast Portland, and the 70-bed Delta Park Motel Shelter, a former Motel 6 converted just last June…