Over the last fourteen months, there has been one major event after another. Between killer hornets, locus in Africa, devastating fires in Australia than in California, political/human rights protests around the world, and all during a global pandemic, it has been a crazy time for all of us. More recently was the massive snowstorm to hit the Portland area, leaving nearly 500,000 residents without power.
In the wake of this crisis, University Place Hotel, located in downtown Portland, provided emergency shelter to Portland State University employees, along with OHSU low-income patients, and medical personnel, and others experiencing houselessness. This began as an agreement between the hotel, Multnomah County, and the City of Portland in order to provide overflow shelter space for those experiencing houselessness during severe weather events such as the massive fire back in September of 2020. This agreement began towards the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a way to help quarantine first responders. In total, the University Place Hotel was able to house 219 people from the PSU, OHSU, and houseless communities.
For more information about University Place Hotel please visit, https://www.uplacehotel.com/
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