About the Supportive Housing Services Measure:
In May 2020, voters in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties approved the Metro Supportive Housing Services Measure 26-210. Through the passage of this measure, the new Supportive Housing Services (SHS) program will aim to reduce rates of chronic and short-term homelessness and address racial disparities within the homelessness service continuum across the tri-county region. The measure funds services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The aim of the Measure is to reduce homelessness through services that help people find and keep safe and stable homes.
Latest Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Reports:
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FY 2023 Quarter 2 Report (169 KB)
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FY 2023 Quarter 1 Report (159.81 KB)
Thanks to voters, Metro is now working with Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties to reduce homelessness through services that help people find and keep safe and stable homes. These include:
- Emergency services such as outreach and shelter
- Placement into housing and help paying rent
- Advocacy and case management
- Services in the areas of mental health, physical health, language and culture needs, education, employment, addiction and recovery, tenant rights and others.
The program also strengthens and expands the systems that deliver these services.
More information about the Supportive Housing Services measure can be found on the Metro Regional Government's Supportive Housing Services page.
Download a one-pager summarizing the goals of Multnomah County's Local Implementation Plan (88.45 KB)
Multnomah County's Local Implementation Plan (5.14 MB) (approved 2021) for the Supportive Housing Services measure
In 2022, the Joint Office of Homeless Services is convening a Supportive Housing Services Advisory Committee to advise the office and the programs supported by the office on implementation of the Supportive Housing Services measure.
Our values
Collaboration: We recognize our interdependence as individuals and as an organization, and approach our work with a spirit of partnership and shared power with those experiencing homelessness and other stakeholders.
Equity: We commit to achieving equity for all individuals. We acknowledge the existence of structural racism and develop, implement and evaluate policies and practices that achieve equitable outcomes with a focus on eliminating the disparities that people of color experience. We believe that focusing on racial equity will allow us to more effectively serve all communities.
Inclusion: We foster within our office and within the community that we serve a culture of safety and belonging that ensures that the voices of people who have been historically excluded, including people of color, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+, and others experiencing homelessness, are truly heard and shape the direction of our work.
