Alternative Shelter
Updated fan ewe October 2024
Iei kich mi chok kakaton, emon chon awora epwe kefinita me mwen ewe Spring 2025 .
Sep 9, 2024 – Multnomah County board aa etiwa ewe akkoten angangen minafo homelessness resource center, village-style shelter me non Gresham
East County Homeless Services Center nge ina epwe ew low barrier community an epwe tongeni awora ekkewe eoreni ren ekkewe responsive services an epwe or ekkewe access me outcomes ren ekkewe watte ren ar kewe backgrounds me ar kewe identities. “Low barrier” nge ew fos ee esisina nge ekkewe service epwe kawor ngeni ekkewe aramas ir mi nomw won osupwangen ian repwe nonomw ian nge repwe pwan tongeni tikeri ekkewe health me safety standards.
Ewer, epwe pwan or nenien tutu me nenien sopw pisek won site ren ekkewe chon aea ewe day center me pwan ekkewe chon pod village.
Ewer, epwe or mongo, konik me snacks sipwe awora, pwan ew kitchen omw kopwe tongeni pwisin fori anomw kewe ngeni ekkewe chon aea ewe day center me pwan ekkewe chon pod village.
Ach ei akkot ren ewe Cook Plaza mi pwan pachenong ekkewe nenien isois ren lockers iwe ina repwe pwan kawor ngeni ekkewe chon aea ewe day center. Ekkewe aramas re nomw non ewe pod village iwe ina repwe pwisin isoni pisekir kewe non ar kewe pods atun ar fansoun nonomw.
Non ei atun, ese mwo or nouch provider ren an epwe wisen anganga ewe East County Homelessness Resource Center. Ren eochun ach sipwe practice ren ewe day shelter service programs iwe sipwe awora sokopaten ekkewe aninis ngeni ewe facility ren inet tufichin ren an epwe ew hub ren ekkewe service navigation. Ach ei mission iwe ee cneter won ewe co-locating services an epwe tori aramas ren ian re nonomw ian ren ewe trauma informed manner, ach sipwe pwan tongeni awora ekkewe basic act me awora tumwunur seni ekkewe elements atun neran.
Ekkewe chon awora tumwunun ren angangen ewe site iwe repwe pwan fori wiser ar me awora ekkewe service ren an epwe organize ren tumwun me security ren me ruu ekkewe site me ekkewe winiorur.
Ach ewe akkot ren iei iwe mi pwan or an ekkewe maan nenien ngaseno me ewe open-air shelter epwe fiti tengki me heater ren ewe day-use area me pod village.
Ewe day shelter services esapw suk tori nepwin nge ewe pod village project ren ewe site iwe ina epwe suk 24/7 pwan pachenong ekkew chon staffing 24/7. Ewe JOHS mi anisi dozens ren ekkewe shelter program iwe pwan non meinisin case, 24/7 site staffing an epwe tongeni or tumwunun ewe site me ekkewe neni winiorun. Pwan ekkoch case, kich mi pwan apachata ekkewe security services. Kich mi pwan flexible me tongeni ach sipwe adjust ewe service level ika ewe sokkun services (sheltering staff vs professional security servies) ika pwe kich mi need.
Ei mi tongeni epwe negotiated ngeni nouch ewe local jurisdictional partners atun ewe Good Neighbor Agreement process, kich mi chok nomw ngen eureka ina epwe fen nepwopwutan 2025.
Mi chok keuk parking mi kawor ren on site ren ekkewe chon fiti me/ika chon awora service ren ewe pod village. Iei kich mi chok angang won met sipwe tongeni kuta ren ach sipwe ekukunanoi impact ren met ekkewe mi kawor ren street parking ren unukun ewe site.
Esapw or chon eto ren ekkewe chon nonomw pod village, nge ina epwe chok or ekkis traffic ren ekkewe chon awora service me inreach teams ar anisi ew shelter me day-use center ren ekkewe chon fiti. Ewe nenien tonong me nenien tou seni ewe dedicated parking lot ina epwe nomw won Stark. Ewe emergency gate ina epwe kawor ngeni ekkewe first responders won ewe north side ren ewe lot.
“Day services” ren awewe iwe sapw ew 24 awa ew ran iwe ina epwe or set ren an epwe suk me an epwe kesip ren kunokun (TBD ren an repwe fori kunokun ren partnership atun ewe GNA process iwe ina repwe katon ren ewe need me impact won ach ewe community). Atun chok an ngaw fan nang iwe ina atun aa tongeni epwe or ekkesiwin.
Nupwen sa fini ewe provider, iwe JOHS epwe wisen awora ekkena parameter. Nakatamen an emon epwe tongeni nomw iwe ina epwe anongonong won ena partnership ren ena operator atun ena program design phase. Nakatamen an emon epwe nomw iwe epwe fiti an ORegon Fair Housing ewe ennuk me practice ren shelter. Kich si mwochen ewe nakatamen an emon epwe nomw non ekkewe shelter epwe chok mwochomwoch me ach sipwe tongeni fori met ekkewe aramas repwe connect ngeni ekkewe resources an epwe tongeni anisir nupwen repwene tou seni ewe shelter repwene no ngeni housing.
Sipwe chok tongeni sinei ika pwe aa or ewe provider sa fini. Ach ei site iwe sisapw tongeni etiwa an epwe chok emon chon angang ese pwan nifinifin inet atun me kunok fite iwe ewe staffing ratios epwe chok esapw pwan napeseni emon chon angang ngeni 25 guests.
Meinisin chon angang repwe train an resapw awatenoi ewe osukosuk nge repwe fen ekukunanoi, pwan mental health first aid, me pwan ekkewe ekkoch training an repwe tongeni anganga ewe osukosuk esapw napeno. Me ruu ekkewe day services program me ewe pod shelter program epwe pwan pachenong ekkewe expectations ren ekkewe chon eto nonomw ren mwokutukutun inisir, ren nonomwun tumwunur. Ekkewe chon angangen ewe program iwe repwe anomwu ekkewe guests ngeni met ewe kich mi mwochen repwe nonomw won me pwan kakaton mwokutukutur.
Onsite use iwe sise etiwa ren meinisin ekkewe JOHS-funded shelters. Ewe program esapw pwan wau ekkewe tests an epwe tongeni katon ewe sobriety nge met sa mwochen iwe emon me emon nouch kewe guests repwe forochu mwokutukutun nonomwur ren met sa mwochen epwe fis non ach ei neni.
Multnomah County aa apply iwe aa chok utiwitin ewe award seni EPA Community Change Grant an epwe tongeni anganga ewe HVAC system me pwan awora ew generator ren ewe facility an epwe eochuno an epwe tongeni ew nenien resource atun an ngaw fan nang me ekkewe pwan disaster ren climate.
