Partners Aligned Towards Housing Solutions

Advisory board established to coordinate and strengthen the local homeless response In Polk county Oregon

Start With Prevention

Across Oregon and Washington, communities are facing rising rates of housing and homelessness. For many, staying in housing has become very difficult. The complex issue of homelessness has become more than it used to be. Increasing numbers of unhoused individuals are chronically houseless.

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What is PATHS?

Polk County, in partnership with the Cities of Dallas, Falls City, Independence, Monmouth, Willamina, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency applies for and received a $1 million grant from the State of Oregon to establish a coordinated homeless response office.

Polk Community Resource Center Open House Article

Polk Community Resource Center held it’s open house on January 30th. Below is an article summarizing a recap with all the resources that will be …

Church at the Park Community Information Webinars

Church at the Park (C@TP) submitted an application to host a transitional emergency shelter site in Dallas, OR. C@TP will be hosting two upcoming webinars …

Polk Community Resource Center Open House

The Polk County Family & Community Outreach Department invites you to the new Polk Community Resource Center open house held on Tuesday, January 30th from …

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Our Mission Statement

Through help and collaboration, we work to reduce homelessness in the Polk County area by expanding housing and creating access to supportive services that can be provided culturally and in ways that uphold human dignity.

Our core values consist of compassion and humanity for helping those in need. As a collaborative, we can recognize the hardships that houseless members may experience and the common we share, regardless of our housing status.

Rural Polk County Data

Every year during the last ten days of January, our region conducts a comprehensive count of the local population experiencing homelessness.

The Point In Time Count measures the prevalence of homelessness in each community and collects information on individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

The Polk County Family & Community Outreach Department partners with multiple agencies to survey people throughout rural Polk County.

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