The big picture of the Homeless: For the Traveler

 Portland is a compassionate city with local business, nonprofit and community support.

Portland is always welcoming and ready to give a warm welcome to visitors from all over the world.
If you are a visitor who has, is or will be planning to visit Portland for any purpose such as tourism, visiting relatives, business, etc and have a desire or plan to support or participate in helping the community homeless community here, you can refer to a few suggestions below.

How to support

You are discouraged giving panhandlers money. Instead of that, you should consider contributing to one of the following nonprofit organizations:

• Transition Projects

• Oregon Food Bank

• Central City Concern

• New Avenues for Youth

• Blanchet House

• Street Roots

How to Get Assistance

If you are in the downtown area and need non-emergency assistance with a safety or livability issue, call Clean & Safe at 503.224.7383. In other parts of the city, call the Portland Police non-emergency number: 503.823.3333. In the event of an emergency, dial 911.

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Gennie Nguyen