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Council Priorities: Homelessness

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Latest Update: February 2026

Goal: Long-Term Support

Make capital investments to provide long-term support to unhoused community members and explore new ways to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

For details, visit our Shelters webpage.

Sub-Goals

Establish the First Year-Round Emergency Shelter for Adults in Hillsboro

Goal: Regional Collaboration

Build upon connections and collaboration with service providers, community partners, and impacted stakeholders to address homelessness regionally.

For details, visit our Homelessness Initiatives webpage and Community Development Block Grant webpage.

Sub-Goals

Increase Coordination and Collaboration for Homelessness Programs and Projects

Goal: Promote Coexistence

Reduce the conflicts that occur between housed community members, community members experiencing homelessness, and impacted businesses, with empathy and compassion.

Sub-Goals

Improve Communication and Understanding

Foster Shared Spaces With Intention

Support Businesses With Tools

Structure Cross Departmental Coordination to Improve City Engagement Regarding Livability Issues for Businesses in High-Impact Areas

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City of Hillsboro, OR

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Council Priorities: Homelessness

Goal: Long-Term Support

Sub-Goals

Goal: Regional Collaboration

Sub-Goals

Establish Homelessness Internal Work Group

Establish New Homelessness Internal Work Group

Develop Lived Experience Advisory Committee

Goal: Promote Coexistence

Sub-Goals

Host Community Conversations or Listening Sessions with Housed and Houseless Members and Businesses

Launch Myth-Busting Series to Debunk Common Misconceptions about Community

Develop Co-Use Guidance in Coordination With the Internal Homelessness Group so That City Departments Can Consider the Needs of All Community Members in Their Projects and Programs

Revise Business Tool Kit and Conduct a Business Survey With a Focus on the Most Impacted

Explore Internal Coordination Strategies to Improve Responsiveness and Communication with Businesses

Identify Potential Tools or Processes to Support Consistent Engagement Across Departments