Offering hand warmers and tarps, outreach workers hit the streets in Multnomah County Wednesday night looking for people living unsheltered.
Life-threathening hypothermia can occur when temperatures are between 32 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit. But most warming centers and homeless shelters do not open until temperatures descend much colder.
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson will declare a state of emergency due to potential snow. Warming shelters will ...
Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) is running a warming shelter St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The doors are open from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. when temperatures are predicted to be at 36 degrees or ...