Susheela Jayapal swayed Multnomah County to hire a nonprofit amid competitive bidding, auditor says. Jayapal defends that choice. oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the help of outreach workers from Transition Projects, the program reached more than 130 people near the Steel Bridge in the past week. Now they’re looking at next steps.
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Multnomah County and the City of Portland will aim to eliminate unsheltered homelessness in Portland’s central city over the next four months by incentivizing landlords to rent to unhoused residents, county chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced Friday. While no rentals or landlords are currently signed onto the effort, the county aims to house 300 people in 12 months through the project, titled Housing Multnomah Now. “The goal of this model is to connect people directly.