More people becoming homeless than housed in Multnomah County, new data shows

People are becoming homeless at a higher rate than Multnomah County’s homeless services is able to move people out of homelessness.

This data point, newly released in a dashboard is at the crux of why millions of tax dollars going towards homeless services do not appear to be making a dent in the crisis.

"What we see is that people are entering homelessness faster than we are putting people in housing," said Anna Plumb, Multnomah County’s Homeless Services Department Deputy Director during a homeless services Steering and Oversight Committee meeting.

The discovery came from a new method of data collection the county debuted Wednesday in the form of a public dashboard that will be updated monthly. Data contained in the dashboard is collected through all homeless services providers working with the county.

Plumb explained that every interaction with a provider whether than be a shelter, navigation center, outreach worker, employment program or even a service that provides homeless individuals with a place to collect mail will collect data that is used to update the dashboard.

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