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Family Promise urges Tualatin council to push for flexible eviction-prevention funding and case management
Summary
Family Promise told the Tualatin City Council that Washington County faces thousands of children experiencing homelessness and asked the city to amplify advocacy for short-term, flexible funding, volunteer support and eviction-prevention measures to keep families housed.
Family Promise representative Elise told the Tualatin City Council on Nov. 24 that homelessness among families in Washington County is larger than commonly understood and that short-term, flexible funding is critical to preventing more households from losing housing. "We're talking about 3,000 kids in Washington County experiencing homelessness," Elise said, citing McKinney-Vento counts and noting that figure excludes preschool children and adults. She estimated that including preschoolers and parents the total affected could be about 11,000 people.
Elise described Family Promise's 70-room non-congregate shelter in Tigard and…
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