Community Resources

If you or someone you know is experiencing hunger and homelessness,  please feel free to use this list of resources to help. If you do not  need help, please consider volunteering or donating supplies or money to nonprofits if you can.

Note: The information reported in this section has been gathered by the Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative at Portland State University (Created March 18, 2020. Last updated October 9, 2020).

Click here for list of programming changes for regional service providers that serve those experiencing homelessness.

Resources for youth, families, and adults experiencing homelessness

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• Shelter

• Emergency Funds

• Food

• Hygiene Stations

• Health Services

• Homelessness Prevention

• Emergency Childcare

• Information about Coronavirus

• Additional Resource Lists

Articles & News

• Portland Mercury (May 28, 2021): Portland Clean Energy Fund Brings Equity to Renewable Energy Investments in First Grants

• GRAY Magazine (May 6, 2021): When DESIGN meets ACTIVISM | ITDL S2 E4

• Portland Monthly Magazine (November 23, 2020): How Retired MAX Cars Could Help Portland’s Most Underserved Communities

• The Willamette Week (August 26, 2020): Retired MAX Cars May Become Miniature Villages That Serve the Community

Resources & Books

• Graphic: AfroVillage Diagram

• Graphic: AfroVillage Pamphlet

• Graphic: MAX Reuse Design Challenge_AfroVillage Movement Design Board

• Website: MAX Reuse Design Challenge_Video and Participants

• Webiste: The Albina Vision Plan

• Book: The History of Portland’s African American Community, 1993