Motel-turned-shelter to open in Hillsboro
Updated Apr 22, 2021;
Posted Apr 22, 2021
A former 60-room Econo Lodge in Hillsboro will be converted into an emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness and for seasonal and migrant workers impacted by COVID-19. / Project Turnkey
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The Portland area’s first motel to be converted into a shelter under Oregon’s $65 million program to remake motels into new homes for those made homeless by wildfires or poverty will open in Hillsboro July 1.
A former 60-room Econo Lodge near downtown will be converted into an emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness and for seasonal and migrant workers impacted by COVID-19. The 60 rooms will be private shelter rooms.