Updated December 10, 2020 A shelter opens today in the former Greyhound bus station in Portland s Old Town that can fit up to 100 houseless Portlanders while maintaining 6 feet of distance between people. The Downtown Physical Distancing Winter Shelter, a 30,000-square-foot space at 550 NW 6th Ave., provides 24-hour access to laundry services, showers, three meals per day, and housing navigation services. The shelter prioritizes veterans, people 55 and older, and those with disabling conditions.
The shelter was announced a few months ago, after the owner of the space agreed to issue a temporary lease set to expire in March 2021. The housing services organization Transition Projects will manage the shelter and is partnering with Central City Concern to assist Portlanders.
Winter homeless shelter opens in former Greyhound bus station December 10 2020
The third additional winter shelter in Portland offers 90 socially distanced beds 24 hours a day until spring.
A third Portland winter homeless shelter opened in the formerly vacant Greyhound Lines bus station in Old Town on Thursday, Dec. 10.
The new Downtown Physical Distancing Winter Shelter offers 90 beds to residents of all genders experiencing homelessness, with an emphasis on those currently unsheltered in the Old Town area. Veterans, people 55 and older, and those with disabling conditions will have priority access.
Transition Projects, which operates housing services in addition to more than 800 adult shelter beds across Multnomah County, will manage the shelter through a contract with the city/county Joint Office of Homeless Services. It will run 24/7 through the fall and winter and is scheduled to close in the spring.