North Portland Drop-In Center
built from the Community's desire for increased, accessible support for those experiencing homelessness in North Portland
The North Portland Drop-In Center focuses on cultivating relationships with those living on the street and providing essential resources like clothing, food, water, bus tickets, peer support, and referrals to 24/7 shelter. The space offers showers, snacks and beverages, mail services, and ongoing case management to eliminate barriers that unhoused folks experience when connecting to support systems throughout Portland.
The Drop-In Center is an evolution of the North Portland Outreach Team, a group of mobile staff who worked to meet unhoused individuals where they were living on the streets of St. Johns, Arbor Lodge, Kenton and surrounding neighborhoods. Their work was an intentional effort to build trust with North Portland’s unhoused community and provide resources to local businesses and residents on how to refer individuals in need to shelter programs.
Refer an individual in North Portland
The North Portland Drop-In Center is currently serving individuals living on the streets of St. Johns, Portsmouth, University Park, Kenton, and Arbor Lodge.
Open Monday-Friday, 9am–5pm. Showers are available 10am-4pm.
Email us nopodropin@dogoodmultnomah.org or call (503) 545-3499
“Showing up is the foundation of what we do. Fulfilling a little promise with those on the streets can go a long way in building trust. Once we build trust, then we can have that conversation in providing assistance in shelter, treatment, or whatever they need.”
— Rae Fender, North Portland Outreach & Drop-In Center Program Manager
Read more about Rae and the work her team aims to provide with the new North Portland Drop-In Center in an article published by Oregon Metro.
How Can I Get Involved?
We’re excited to welcome neighbors of all kinds and skillsets to become active in the Drop-In Center. Please fill out the form and let us know how you’d like to be involved. We’re excited to start the conversation.
Yes, We Accept
• Warm clothes: coats, gloves, hats, new socks, & underwear
• Personal hygiene items: toiletries, oral care, shaving, feminine hygiene
• Ready-to-eat and individually packaged snacks
• Blankets
• Durable shoes that have been gently used
No, Thank You
• Furniture
• Bulk or dried foods
• Secondhand intimate clothing items
• Appliances