Multnomah County - Homeless Services Department

Help for When It's Hot Information about cool spaces, cooling centers and other resources during the hot weather.

Four libraries will be open until 8 p.m.:

➡️Albina Library, 205 N.E. Russell St.
➡️Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave.
➡️Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave.
➡️Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.

Find more cool spaces and resources: multco.us/hot

Daytime cooling centers:
✅ Gateway Church (13300 N.E. San Rafael St., Portland)
✅ Congregation Beth Israel (1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland)
✅ Portland Covenant Church (4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland)

Call 2-1-1 or check multco.us/hot for the latest information ​​and a full map of cooling locations. Information may change. Cooling centers open Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, from noon to 9 p.m., until conditions improve. All sites ADA accessible. Pets welcome. No one will be turned away. Call 2-1-1 for transportation help. Trimet (trimet.org/planner) allows free rides to cooling centers. An interactive map of other nearby outdoor cooling spaces, splash pads and libraries can be found at multco.us/hot. Congregation Beth Israel: 1972 NW Flanders St., Portland Portland Covenant Church: 4046 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland Gateway Church: 13300 NE San Rafael St., Portland

Centros de Enfriamiento Llama al 2-1-1- o revise multco.us/hot para la información más reciente y un mapa completo con locaciones de los centros de enfriamiento. Esta información puede cambiar. Los centros de enfriamiento se abrirán el lunes 11 de agosto del 2025, de las 12 a 9 p.m., hasta que las condiciones mejoren. Todos los sitios serán accesibles para todas las personas. Las mascotas son bienvenidas. Toda persona es bienvenida. Llama al 2-1-1 para ayuda con el transporte a un centro de enfriamiento. Trimet (trimet.org/planner) ofrece transporte gratis a los centros de enfriamiento. Encuentra un mapa interactivo de espacios para refrescarse, áreas de chapoteo y bibliotecas en multco.us/hot. Congregation Beth Israel: 1972 NW Flanders St., Portland Portland Covenant Church: 4046 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland Gateway Church: 13300 NE San Rafael St., Portland

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has declared a state of emergency due to dangerous heat. Three daytime cooling centers are open starting at noon - 9 p.m. Trimet is offering rides to anyone going to a cooling space starting at 11 a.m.

Full details on centers and library hours below. ⬇️

This year, we held our 7th annual Eat & Greet where nearly 800 neighbors, housed and unhoused, came together for food, drinks, music and connection—and we are preparing to break ground on a 20-unit Workforce Village to house neighbors engaged in our employment programs.

From providing paid internships for unhoused neighbors to running mobile shower services and supporting long-term housing transitions, CI meets people where they are and walks alongside them toward stability.

Logo of Cultivate Initiatives with Multnomah County and Homeless Services Department logos above, highlighting a provider spotlight feature.

Cultivate Initiatives is a nonprofit based in East Portland that partners with neighbors to remove barriers, build opportunity, and cultivate hope. Our work focuses on three core areas: Workforce Development, Housing & Homemaking, and Supportive Sheltering.

Recent Successful Outcomes
- The opening of Abigail Court
- Partnerships across the greater Portland Area with colleges and non profits
- The acquisition of the Acqua Apartments

- Acqua Apartments: CHNW’s former hotel conversion in Gresham has been transformed into a 75-unit student housing community. Funded through Project Turnkey, it offered a year of free rent to ARCS participants attending MHCC. The property operates at 60% AMI rent, with utilities.

- Abigail Court: CHNW’s former hotel conversion in Gresham is now a 75-unit student housing community. Funded via Project Turnkey, it provides free rent in the first year to ARCS participants studying at Mt. Hood Community College.

Current and Upcoming Initiatives
- Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program, launched in 2020 in response to rising student homelessness and provides subsidized housing with wraparound services to help low-income, housing-insecure students persist in their education.

Unlike traditional housing providers, CHNW removes requirements like high credit scores, large deposits, and parental co-signers, focusing instead on student stability and success. CHNW owns and operates six (soon to be seven) properties throughout the Portland metro area.

Multnomah County and Homeless Services Department logos above the College Housing Northwest logo with text below it, "Provider Spotlight."

College Housing NW is a Portland-based nonprofit that has been serving students for over 50 years. Founded in 1969 by students at Portland State University, CHNW provides deeply affordable, student-centered housing designed to reduce barriers and increase postsecondary success.

CPAH is proud of the 642 housing units they steward, the communities they support, and the services they make available to their 1100 residents and participants.

CPAH is also providing homeless services in both counties, including supportive housing for people who have been homeless for a long time.

They are leasing up a new building in Tualatin, Plambeck Gardens, and they have started construction on a new community in Tigard, Woodland Hearth. They'll begin construction soon in Portland on Jamii Court (family housing), and in Beaverton on Meadowlark Place, for older adults.

At this time, CPAH is focusing on kids’ summer programming and activities for older adults, community clean-ups organized by our own Resident Advisory Committee, and ongoing resident services work addressing housing instability for all residents who need assistance.

CPAH, founded just over 30 years ago, has been providing housing in Washington County and Multnomah County, ensuring that our housing lasts for years and years, and that residents have access to services and community resources.

Multnomah County logo and Homeless Services Department logo in top left and top right, respectively. CPAH logo in middle. Text: Provider Spotlight.

Today in our Provider Spotlight series, we'd like to highlight, Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH)!

CPAH advances housing justice by building sustainable housing, delivering supportive services, and providing people with a place to call home.

Check out our HSD Monthly -- June 2025 Newsletter that released a few weeks ago at the link in our bio! Find a recap on programs and services in our department and throughout the community.

A friendly reminder that you can view past newsletters on our website.

Visit cascadiahealth.org to learn more.

If the path feels hard, you don't have to walk it alone. Through care grounded in compassion, dignity, and trust, Cascadia serves people from all walks of life who need affordable, accessible care and support, regardless of their ability to pay.

Knowing that healing happens through connection—to people, place, and possibility—Cascadia provides care that's built around you.

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For 45 years, Cascadia Health has served individuals and families across the Portland metro area through trusted health, housing, addiction recovery, and crisis services.

Learn more: centralcityconcern.org

CCC offers a wide range of affordable housing options connected to essential services like health care, recovery support, employment assistance, and culturally specific programs. Their approach meets people where they are and helps them build healthy, stable, and resilient lives.

What started as a grassroots effort in Old Town has grown into a vital resource supporting nearly 16,000 people each year across the Portland metro area.

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Today we introduce Central City Concern in our Provider Spotlight series.

Since 1979, Central City Concern (CCC) has played a key role in Portland’s response to homelessness, addiction recovery, and community health.

They provide affordable housing options with direct social services such as: healthcare, recovery, employment, culturally-specific support and more.

Find out more about their work at: centralcityconcern.org

Within a year, the agency had pioneered an integrated system of compassionate care in Old Town that would become a model for the country.

Now, CCC serves around 16,000 people each year with compassionate support to help them become self-sufficient and productive.

The agency (originally called Burnside Consortium) channeled federal funds to social service agencies and listened to the residents of Old Town’s hotels to identify their needs and develop a sense of community.