Report #9 How (not) to Measure Accountability
Report #9 How (not) to Measure Accountability Multnomah County funds 48 shelters. A standard management technique when you have many different entities providing similar services is to identify, analyze, and spread best practices. This improves the overall performance of the system and enhances accountability. Broadly speaking, if you have 100 operating entities providing similar […]
A Plan to Address the Source of Unsheltered Homelessness
A Plan to Address the Source of Unsheltered Homelessness Presented to the Homeless Solutions Coalition by Ken Thrasher: 12/2/2024 For the last five years unsheltered homelessness has continued to grow in Portland and Multnomah County. Actions to date by the County and City have invested over $1 billion on a series of failed strategies that […]