“I just found out like 10 seconds ago.”

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On one hand, the number of homeless people in the US is increasing since the Great Recession (the early 2010s), mainly due to the housing crisis that has ravaged the West Coast. On the other hand, we have officials who reported 116 deaths in Oregon and 78 in Washington after the extreme heatwaves in the normally moderate region. However, we still don’t know how many homeless people died in the heatwave in Portland. Portland may have trees, parks, shade, and fountains more affluent neighbors enjoy, but the city still lacks impoverished communities. Meanwhile, many homeless just found out the heatwaves warning recently, and they didn’t know what to do with it. Even though the city provided a cooling shelter set up during an unprecedented heatwave, they still forgot how to solve the situation for Portland's homeless. In the end, you can donate your time by volunteering at cooling shelters, cool towels, or cold water for the homeless. 





To learn more about the donation go to: 

https://giving.portlandrescuemission.org/f/default

To learn more about heatwaves affect the homeless in Portland go to:

https://portlandrescuemission.org/news/uncategorized/heatwave-hits-the-northwest-extreme-conditions-for-people-living-homeless/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/record-heat-wave-could-prove-to-be-dangerous-for-homeless/283-a2c86c18-3558-459d-b6b6-dabfa8919187

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-seattle-heat-wave-homeless-b1876647.html



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