Ninety-nine percent of the people Multnomah County helped move into permanent supportive housing from summer 2021 to summer 2022 using proceeds from the voter approved homelessness services tax remained stably housed a year later, county officials announced Monday.
Of 532 people housed back then, just five returned to homelessness, officials with the joint city of Portland-county homelessness agency reported – a significant achievement given the workforce challenges nonprofits have faced. The rest either stayed in their initial home that came with support services or moved to other reliable housing, according to the second annual report since the tax measure passed.