Houseless Transition Options and Where to Find them

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No one can deny that there is currently an affordable housing crisis throughout the nation and drastically within the city of Portland, Oregon. This has been happening for the past several years within the city, and the diaspora of people moving to the state has caused housing prices to rise even further. On top of the rising cost of housing, we were hit by the pandemic, causing all sorts of havoc that caused many people to lose their homes. Even though there seems no end to this housing crisis, there are options available to help the homeless find a place to sleep.


One option is transitional housing locations; transitional housing locations provide a place to sleep for the homeless for a limited period of time, this could vary depending on the program and location but it is to help the people from homelessness and as a stepping stone in some cases into a better home. Transitional housing locations also can provide vital information which can further help people suffering from the homelessness. Some locations within city of Portland, Oregon, are: 


The Walnut Park Shelter, 5411 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97211

Transition Projects: 2322 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227

Clark Center Shelter, 1431 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

Kentons Women’s Village, 2250-2344 N Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97217

Transition Projects inc., 12151 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220

Jean’s Place Shelter, 18 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97232


These are just a handful of locations within the city, there are still many more and you can find these locations and more on this link https://www.transitionalhousing.org/ , this also provides locations in other states within the country that provide transitional housing for the homeless. 

Helping the homeless can be as simple of a gesture as letting them know of these locations where they can be provided help and a safe place to sleep, or if you are seeking help for homelessness these are good locations to start out at.


Sources:

https://www.transitionalhousing.org/

https://www.oregonhealthforum.org/2019/06/03/may-31-2019-lack-of-affordable-housing-is-biggest-cause-of-homelessness-expert-says/

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2020/10/28/america-s-housing-crisis-uncharted-territory


    Image source:

  https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2019/08/these-tiny-home-inspired-        sleeping-pods-provide-shelter-for-portland-s-homeless-women




Published by: Alfonso Perez-Cruz




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