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Community volunteers needed; snow, dangerous cold, winds could linger for days 

Multnomah County is urging community volunteers to help staff shelters as it expands its response to this weekend’s winter storm.

Aan Sameeyno Qorshe aan ku CODEYNO!: Doorashooyinka Degmada Multnomah ayaa ku caawin kara!

Highlighting significant progress in the first few months of their work, the Homelessness Response System briefed City and County leadership on Oct. 8, 2024.

County extends state of emergency to noon Wednesday amid forecasts of freezing rain

Changes to 2018 policy extends program year-round, omit EPA-certified stoves

Multnomah County’s multilingual, multicultural SNAP outreach team works to make healthy, fresh food an option for everyone in the community.

Servicios disponibles para víctimas y sobrevivientes de violencia comunitaria en el condado de Multnomah

At its regular meeting on May 13, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 2021 as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

The Board unanimously moved to strengthen the County’s wood smoke rules, seeking to further reduce residential wood smoke, the leading source of human-caused fine particulate pollution in the County.

Health experts are warning of a “trifecta” of seasonal illnesses causing local hospitals to implement crisis care protocols.

Children, seniors and people with lung and heart problems are most at risk in smoky conditions

Called Housing Multnomah Now, the plan will allocate $14 million over 12 months in a geographically specific, housing-first model to move people directly from tents to apartments.

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Multnomah County.

Multnomah County seeks to award a single contract for consultant services to perform a detailed review and analysis of County Human Resources policies and practices, and provide recommendations.

Foster grandparents are volunteers 55 years and older who serve in local schools, hospitals, daycare facilities or Head Start centers. Volunteers are needed.

Every day and night through Tuesday, Jan. 29, volunteers and workers will survey as many neighbors experiencing homelessness as possible, asking them where they slept the night of Jan. 23.

Boosting behavioral Health, public safety and mitigating hazardous plumes.

Multnomah County today reported that local law enforcement officers have referred 71 eligible people to the County’s new deflection program since Sept. 1, 2024.