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[abbreviation: SHSBM]
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<br/> A measure on the May 19, 2020 ballot for Oregon Metro, the regional government body of the [[Portland,_Oregon|Portland,_Oregon]] area, to raise approximately $250M/year for "supportive homeless services" aimed at addressing and preventing homelessness.
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Metro Oregon, Planning and Development Department. "Memo: Potential Regional Supportive Housing Services Program Implementation." February 18th, 2020. [https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6782218/Metro-Supportive-Housing-Memo.pdf.
Despite these federal and local investments in supportive housing and additional state and local investments to end homelessness, the need far exceeds our local capacity to provide sufficient supportive housing for people experiencing prolonged homelessness. The Point In Time Counts conducted in three metro area counties found as many as 5711 people experiencing homelessness, and 2362 people experiencing ‘chronic homelessness’ as defined by a disabling condition and repeated episodes of homelessness or a year or longer of continued homelessness.
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== References ==
*Bailey, Everton, Jr. "1% tax on large businesses among changes in proposed Portland-area homeless services ballot measure." The Oregonian. Posted Feb 24, 3:59 PM, Updated Feb 25, 10:34 AM. [https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/02/1-tax-on-large-businesses-among-changes-in-proposed-portland-area-homeless-services-ballot-measure.html.
*Cusack, Tom. ''Oregon Housing Blog''. various posts analyzing SHSBM and estimates of needs, etc. [http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/ http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/].<br/>
*Metro Council. "Ordinance No. 20-1442: FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL OF A PERSONAL INCOME TAX AND BUSINESS PROFITS TAX FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES." May 25, 2020. [https://oregonmetro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8090901&GUID=8BBBD32C-7A1E-4999-95F7-3DA98D94B405 https://oregonmetro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8090901&GUID=8BBBD32C-7A1E-4999-95F7-3DA98D94B405]. <br/>
*Metro Council. "Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20-1442: Supportive Housing Services Overview." posted shortly before May 25, 2020 meeting. [https://oregonmetro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8090900&GUID=82E0A8BA-12DF-4EF7-8946-88D9C7591C68 https://oregonmetro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8090900&GUID=82E0A8BA-12DF-4EF7-8946-88D9C7591C68]. <br/>
*Metro Oregon, Planning and Development Department. "Memo: Potential Regional Supportive Housing Services Program Implementation." February 18th, 2020. [https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6782218/Metro-Supportive-Housing-Memo.pdf.
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