After lawsuit, Portland homeless service provider will shutter, may close over 400 beds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — After coming under fire over a lawsuit alleging financial mismanagement, Sunstone Way — a nonprofit that manages more than 400 shelter beds in Multnomah County and Portland — will shut its doors by the end of June.

The announcement of the closure came after the nonprofit’s former finance director filed a $4.5 million lawsuit against Sunstone Way a month ago, alleging mismanagement and the wasting of public dollars by the organization’s top executives.

Sunstone currently holds shelter contracts with both the city of Portland and Multnomah County…

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