Almost 200 new shelter beds paused as Multnomah County faces deficit
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The Portland City Council and Multnomah County held a joint session Wednesday on the local response to the region’s homeless issue. It was the first meeting since the restructuring of Portland’s city government, and it came with a grim prospect — the scaling back of new shelter projects slated to break ground between 2025 and 2026.
The Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS), which will become the Multnomah County Homeless Services Department (HSD) in July, presented its latest quarterly report showing an expected budget deficit of $104 million going into 2026.
County leaders said the Joint Office needs $420 million dollars next year to maintain its current service level but projects to only receive $316 million from its funding sources.
County leaders said the deficit will require the Joint Office to scale back its projected gains in new shelter beds unless funding it gets funding from the state and Metro. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson requested the funding from both governments.
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