PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portlanders could see fewer homeless response services under Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget, which would cut shelter services by 29% and outreach programs by 32%.
Under the proposal, shelter services would be reduced to about $40 million, and city outreach would be reduced to just under $3 million. The proposal does not state the current funding levels for those categories, but it says residents would see reduced services in homeless response programs, including fewer campsite removals and outreach services.
Joy Nicholson, a homeless services advocate, said the proposed reductions raise concerns…