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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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== Descriptions from Metro Ordinance
Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20-1442: Supportive Housing Services Overview:
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SECTION 16. Accountability of Funds; Audits 1. Each county or local government receiving funds must make an annual report to the Metro Council and the oversight committee on how funds from the taxes have been spent and how those expenditures have affected established homelessness metrics.
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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. 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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== Oversight structures ==
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== Background: Here Together coalition ==
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== Background: research and reports ==
▲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. 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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Multnomah County. "The quiet and relentless work of preventing homelessness." <br/> March 14, 2019. [https://multco.us/multnomah-county/news/quiet-and-relentless-work-preventing-homelessness. https://multco.us/multnomah-county/news/quiet-and-relentless-work-preventing-homelessness. ]<br/> Discusses rent-assistance programs in Multnomah County, including administration of Federal rent vouchers (done mostly by Home Forward agency, the former Portland Housing Authority), a county-level voucher pilot program for seniors funded by Meyer Trust, and other assistance programs.
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*National Alliance to End Homelessness (2009). "Homeless Prevention: Creating Programs that Work." July 2009. [https://endhomelessness.org/resource/homelessness-prevention-creating-programs-that-work/ https://endhomelessness.org/resource/homelessness-prevention-creating-programs-that-work/].<br/> prepared by Abt Associates Inc. for the NAEH. <br/>
*Piña, Gabriel & Maureen Pirog (2018): The Impact of Homeless Prevention on Residential Instability: Evidence From the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program, Housing Policy Debate, DOI link: [https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2018.1532448 https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2018.1532448]. Available at: [https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Impact-Homeless-Prevention-Residential-Instability.pdf https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Impact-Homeless-Prevention-Residential-Instability.pdf]. <br/>
*Thomas, Jake, and Leslie Pugmire Hole, and Jennifer Dowling. "Tribune Special Report: Homelessness crisis, from Salem to Portland to Clackamas County." Portland Tribune. February 14, 2020. [https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/452076-368538-tribune-special-report-homelessness-crisis-from-salem-to-portland-to-clackamas-county. https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/452076-368538-tribune-special-report-homelessness-crisis-from-salem-to-portland-to-clackamas-county. ][https://fhhdvflq88zy5xpor0bgfa-on.drv.tw/public/Pamplin%20Media%20Group%20-%20Tribune%20Special%20Report_%20Homelessness%20crisis,%20from%20Salem%20to%20Portland%20to%20Clackamas%20County.html Archived copy].
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▲Thomas, Jake, and Leslie Pugmire Hole, and Jennifer Dowling. "Tribune Special Report: Homelessness crisis, from Salem to Portland to Clackamas County." Portland Tribune. February 14, 2020. [https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/452076-368538-tribune-special-report-homelessness-crisis-from-salem-to-portland-to-clackamas-county. https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/452076-368538-tribune-special-report-homelessness-crisis-from-salem-to-portland-to-clackamas-county. ][https://fhhdvflq88zy5xpor0bgfa-on.drv.tw/public/Pamplin%20Media%20Group%20-%20Tribune%20Special%20Report_%20Homelessness%20crisis,%20from%20Salem%20to%20Portland%20to%20Clackamas%20County.html Archived copy]. <br/> <br/>
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