Portland is known for its parks, bridges, bicycle paths, microbreweries, and coffeehouses. Portland also harbors a complex and fraught history with racialized displacement.

Asylum seekers arrive in Oregon almost every day. Despite the existence of Oregon’s sanctuary laws, asylum seekers have had to contend with every level of government–from federal to local–dodging responsibility for their well-being. How long can asylum seekers–some of our most vulnerable community members–wait for long-promised shelter and services?

M110 was supposed to remove punishments and make it easier to get into treatment and housing. A combination of misinformation, inaccessibility, and government mismanagement got in the way.

Today marks the beginning of our Here to Stay fundraising campaign.