Guides & links
The directories, live lists, and portals that others keep current — the best place to look when the app doesn’t have it.
Start here — the big directories
The master lists other people keep current. When the app doesn't have it, one of these will.
- BHRC Mobile Resource Guideguide
The full 126-page Portland resource guide maintained by the BHRC program coordinators at The Peer Company — the source this app is built from.
- Street Roots — Rose City Resourceguide
Portland's pocket-sized street resource guide: food, shelter, health, hygiene, and more. Printable and updated regularly.
- 211info (or dial 211)24/7
Statewide 24/7 help line and searchable directory — shelter, food, warming/cooling shelters, rent help, health. Free interpreters.
Call 211
Housing lists & waitlists
Living lists kept current by the agencies that run them.
- NW Pilot Project — all housing & shelter listsupdated monthly
Regularly-updated lists: market-rate & tax-credit apartments, open Section 8 waitlists, project-based vouchers, and current men's / women's / DV shelter lists (English & Spanish).
- Multnomah County Homeless Services (JOHS)county
County shelter, outreach, and housing programs; coordinated access and severe-weather info.
- City of Portland — Shelter Servicescity
City overnight shelters, alternative shelters, and Safe Rest Villages — locations, hours, and check-in details.
Live availability
Pages that show what's open right now.
- Call to Safety — DV shelter space (live)live
Live fullness for domestic-violence shelters in the metro. 24/7 crisis line: 503-235-5333.
Call 503-235-5333 - Warming & cooling shelters — dial 211seasonal
During severe weather, 211 has the current list of open warming/cooling shelters countywide. Call or text 211.
Call 211
Apply for help
Get coverage and documents started — all free.
- Apply for OHP & SNAP (ONE)benefits
Oregon's one-stop application for the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid), food benefits (SNAP), and cash assistance. Phone: 1-800-699-9075.
Call 1-800-699-9075 - Free birth certificate & ID (homeless program)documents
Oregon's fee-exempt program for people experiencing homelessness. See the in-app documents path for the step-by-step.
- Oregon addictions & treatment (OHA)treatment
State information and provider directory for substance-use and mental-health treatment.
For outreach workers
The forms and tools you use in the field.
- BHRC / PPJC Outreach Formform
The provider–police joint connection outreach log: record conversations, referrals, connections, and follow-up.
- Portland Fire CHAT (community health)team
Portland Fire's Community Health Assess & Treat team — mobile medical and social support for people in crisis.
- Ride to Care — free medical rides (Health Share NEMT)transport
Non-emergency medical transportation for Health Share (OHP) members across the tri-county. Book rides to any covered appointment. Phone: 503-416-3955.
Call 503-416-3955
Links open in a new tab and point to sites others maintain — hours and details there can change. Everything here was checked on 2026-07-19.