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TOTAL EXITS TO HOUSING

Number of Shelter Services’ participants that exited to temporary or permanent housing

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Tracking the number of participants who exit shelter to temporary or permanent housing is a key measure of the effectiveness of the City’s homeless services and shelter programs.

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240

FY 2024 - 25

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81

FY 2021 - 22

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-65.2103.2271.5439.8608.2FY 2281FY 23FY 24FY 25240X-axis: reporting period. Y-axis: official actual value.

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PeriodActualTargetTrend
FY 2024 - 25240—-1
FY 2023 - 24543—1
FY 2022 - 23162—1
FY 2021 - 2281—0

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Why Is This Important?

Tracking the number of participants who exit shelter to temporary or permanent housing is a key measure of the effectiveness of the City’s homeless services and shelter programs. Shelters serve as a critical bridge to stability, and monitoring how many people successfully transition to housing helps assess the impact of available resources, identify gaps in support, and improve service strategies. Moving individuals from shelter into housing, whether temporary or permanent, reduces overall homelessness and provides people with the stability needed to rebuild their lives. By closely tracking these exits, the City and its partners can refine their approach to ensure more individuals receive the support they need to secure and maintain housing.

What Do The Numbers Show?

During the first two years of the program, more people have been able to move from shelter into temporary or permanent housing, thanks in part to federal funding for rapid rehousing programs. However, as some of these federal grants and funds come to an end, the number of people exiting shelter into housing decreased. The City is actively working with Multnomah County’s Homeless Services Department to find stable housing solutions for shelter participants. Even as funding shifts, the City of Portland remains committed to helping people move from shelter into housing and working toward long-term solutions to reduce homelessness.

How Did We Arrive at These Numbers?

Participant data is reported by site operators to HMIS (Multnomah County’s data tracking system). The temporary housing data is self-reported and generally counts the most recent stay by a client if a client has multiple stays during any reporting period. Temporary housing can be for short periods of time such as weeks on months. Therefore, there could be some duplication of individual participants in the temporary housing data.

Where Can I Find More Information?

For more information on the City of Portland’s response to homelessness, please visit the Shelter Services webpage . For additional and more up to date data concerning Shelter Services’ deliverables, please visit the Shelter Services Data Dashboard .

Shelter Services webpageShelter Services Data Dashboard