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Portland leaders announce progress on affordable housing, shift in Safe Rest Village plans

In series of recent announcements, city officials highlighted both points of progress and sources of stagnation in addressing the mounting housing crisis.

Maggie Vespa

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Published: 9:11 AM PST February 9, 2022
Updated: 12:19 PM PST February 9, 2022

In series of press conferences, news releases and social media posts over the past week, city officials in Portland and Vancouver highlighted both points of progress and sources of stagnation when it comes to making a dent in the area’s mounting housing crisis.

The last official count, conducted in 2019, showed 4,015 people were experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County. Of those, an estimated 2,037 met the federal definition of being unsheltered, meaning they physically live on the streets. Volunteers, organized by the county, conducted a new Point-in-Time count last month, a process regularly mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The results of that count are expected to be released this summer.

Social service providers believe more people have become homeless since the pandemic began.

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