Meanwhile, in #PortlandOregon...

As It Shutters, Beleaguered Shelter Operator Says All 175 Staff Will Lose Their Jobs

By Andrew Schwartz
April 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Late last month, WW reported that two homeless shelters funded by the city Portland would close after the nonprofit contracted to run them shuttered amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

"In a WARN notice posted publicly this week, that nonprofit, Sunstone Way, indicated the scale of the impact for its own staff: By the end of June, all 175 of them would lose their jobs.

"In the notice, Sunstone Way HR said it had 'anticipated the city of Portland would continue operating the shelters that Sunstone Way currently operates.'

"Instead, it said, it had just received notice from the city to the contrary. The 96-bed Centennial shelter that Sunstone Way had operated was now expected to close by April 30. A 38-unit pod shelter complex on Northeast Weidler Street in the Lloyd District would close altogether.

"Meanwhile, the letter added, Sunstone Way’s Naito shelter would, after June 30, continue to operate with new management.

"The resulting layoffs encompass a range of vocations. According to the notice filed with the state, workers losing their jobs include a mix of full-time, part-time and on-call shelter staff as well as case managers, office workers, and 41 people in management.

"Sunstone Way’s troubles date back years, WW has reported, and the nonprofit had been losing shelter contracts lately with both the city and Multnomah County. But its problems escalated rapidly in the period before it said it would shutter entirely. "

Read more:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/04/10/as-it-shutters-beleaguered-shelter-operator-says-all-175-staff-will-lose-their-jobs/

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#PDX #PortlandOr #Unhoused #Houseless #Shelters #USPol #OregonPol

Grrrr... So, pretty much, anyone who is #homeless in #PortlandME can just freeze in their tents, eh?

Portland proposes new budget with tax increase, job cuts, expanded parking enforcement

by Jon Chrisos and Ronnie Parrillo, April 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The budget eliminates 74 positions, mostly vacant but including some layoffs tied to the closure of the asylum seeker [and winter warming] shelter at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway, according to West."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/portland-proposes-new-budget-with-tax-increase-job-cuts-expanded-parking-enforcement/ar-AA20P5tf

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#USPol #MainePol #Unhoused #Houseless #WinterShelters #PortlandMaine

Please remember when you see an #unhoused / #homeless person yelling or angrily using profanities at no one, we're already at an eleven (11) in #survival mode (it's only a 1-10 scale). It's usually not aimed at you.

Every little insult to our ability to regulate our #emotions is too much and we topple. We're only #human and struggling with the nightmare of not having a #safe and #stable place. Our emotions are fragile as a result.

“The idea of letting this opportunity go to waste when it is there right now is unconscionable, in my opinion."

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-04-07/vermont-won-permission-to-use-medicaid-funds-for-homelessness-its-sitting-unused #unhoused #medicaid #Vermont

Inspiring! This Non-Profit Raised 7 Billion Dollars for Temporary Sports Arenas During the Largest Homelessness Crisis in Modern History

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thehardtimes.net/blog/inspiring-this-non-profit-raised-7-billion-dollars-for-temporary-sports-arenas-during-the-largest-homelessness-crisis-in-modern-history/