In May 2020, voters approved a new 1 percent income tax (New Homeless Services Tax) on high-income families in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties. The tax is expected to be used to address and improve the lives of homeless people in the Portland area.
Multnomah County plans
to use this tax (expected to pay $55 million) to fund " supportive
housing" and provide follow-up training, treatment, and education programs
for the homeless. The proposal will establish permanent supportive housing, a
service for the homeless to establish contact with permanent housing and help people
who may be at risk of homelessness obtain housing, and for those who may be at
risk of eviction from COVID-19 Provide emergency rent assistance and expand
alternative housing programs.
In addition, the preliminary also involves community building and health services, including maintaining emergency shelters during COVID-19, developing new adult shelters, and improving the mental health of the homeless, for the homeless and the unemployed. Provide educational training and job opportunities.
(Courtesy Peter Eckert Photography)
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