With little fanfare, Multnomah County has adopted a new policy that lays out rules for how it will distribute tents and tarps ...

Multnomah County has proposed a draft policy to distribute tents and tarps to the homeless, but lacks accountability and ...

Commissioners in Multnomah County are once again talking about handing out tents and tarps to those experiencing homelessness ...

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday to review the county’s tents and tarps policy, after Portland ...

"Handing out a tent in a person's time of great need is like putting a Band-Aid on gangrene. It's not helping out at all," he said.

The cleanup comes as the homeless services organization next door works on building a new low-barrier shelter.

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Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — ...

In one day, he and his students made them a wooden shelter. The families were able to move their tents inside and cover the wooden structure with tarps. “Those people deserve a warm place to sleep,” ...

Once the tarp is full (but not overflowing), close it by grabbing ... Protect Animals and Plants from the Cold If you live in an area with harsh winters, you can use fallen leaves to shelter animals ...

A missing woman’s cries for help led to her rescue after 12 hours in “frigid” overnight conditions, California sheriff’s officials reported. The woman became separated from a group of travelers when ...