Please download & share! Our “Take care of yourself when it’s hot” poster is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Somali, Vietnamese and Korean: multco.us/help-when-its-…

$12 million dollars for project proposals that “combine housing & mental health services”. Ted Wheeler & Deborah Kafoury speak @ “Notice of Funding Availability” w/ funding from city, county & state agencies. Now calling on developers & service providers to pitch ideas by Oct 4th.

PLS SHARE: With temps reaching as high as 100 degrees on Sun. & Mon, Multnomah County, OR has extended its cooling shelter hours at its East County building, @ 600 NE 8th St., in Gresham. The shelter will be open Sat & Sun - 4 to 9 pm & Monday - 5 to 9pm. More info: bit.ly/2uT2c1M

New HUD definitions of homelessness and documentation requirements: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-20/html/2010-8835.htm

28 Senators sign letter requesting full funding for Mckinney-Vento in 2011, including Wyden and Merkley: www.endhomelessness.org

Nice short piece on JOIN's new mural and community garden on E5 in today's Oregonian. Highlights the many partners that made them happen.

Coalition of Communities of Color released a powerful report on inequities experienced by people of color in MC: http://bit.ly/cXSblf

Late breaking vote in the Oregon Senate: Bill requiring 90 day notice for rent increases after first year passes 16-9 to Governor Kate Brown.

Think it's easy being homeless in #PDX? Walk outside & stand in the rain for an hour. Now imagine you have no place to go. #HousingMatters

From 1978-1983 the federal budget for housing shrank from $83 billion to $18 billion. The start of modern mass homelessness. #TEDxPDX

4 steps to end homelessness: presidential priority, rent protections, bill of rights, funding. Israel Bayer #TEDxPDX

Why are we still spending millions to process non-violent behavioral offenses through jail & criminal court? Pick up your SR & find out.

As fewer families w/ children receive rental assistance, more struggle to pay the rent & keep a roof over the heads: bit.ly/1OTTYNR

#BREAKING: women in Sears shelter have a place to go. Heads @ Transition Projects say they'll stay at Peace shelter downtown for 7 weeks.

On Memorial Day, people around the country pay their respects to fallen soldiers. bit.ly/1TTgtD8

New oral history project aims to paint a fuller picture of #Oregon’s lost city, Vanport. bit.ly/1XYKNOr

Looking for affordable housing? Home Forward has open waitlists: homeforward.org/find-a-home/jo…

Exciting news! portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/3104…