Family Village Shelter

PHFS has a rich tradition of providing compassionate, supportive shelter to families experiencing homelessness every night of the year. In all of our shelter programs, PHFS aims to build dignity, restore power, and promote autonomy for the families who live there.

If you are a family seeking shelter, please call 211 and ask to be put on the Family Shelter Waitlist. 

family village shelter

PHFS’ Family Village Shelter is available to families who are currently experiencing homelessness with children under 18 in their care. Access to Family Village is managed through 211.org.

Family Village is the first and only trauma-informed shelter in Oregon. The design of our shelter provides opportunities for healing and rebuilding after experiencing homelessness partnered with a wide range of support to move families back into housing and stability.

While in shelter families receive:

• Case management services

• Emotional support

• Assistance in finding and retaining permanent housing

• Basic need resources

• Access to adult education classes

Available to Shelter Guests:

• Individual private bedroom for each family

• Meals and snacks

• Toiletries and supplies

• Laundry and showers

• Communal living rooms

• Computer lab

• Library

• Kids’ playroom

• Rec room

• Playground

• Garden

• Picnic area

• Basketball court.

Most communal spaces are temporarily closed due to the pandemic. 

Shelter Traditions at PHFS

Goose Hollow Family Shelter
& 13 Salmon Family Center

Between 1994-2018, the Goose Hollow Family Shelter provided night shelter to 8 homeless families with children at the First United Methodist Church of Portland. And between 2009-2018, the Thirteen Salmon Family Center provided day shelter to those same families at the First Unitarian Church of Portland.

Family Winter Shelter

In the winter of 2018, PHFS partnered with Congregation Beth Israel on NW 19 & Flanders to host an emergency winter shelter for families who literally had nowhere else to go. We served 228 kids and parents from 69 different families.

For the winter of 2019, PHFS operated a shelter at NW 17 & Northrup. The site was donated by real estate firm project^ and managing partner Tom Cody. We served 244 kids and parents from 66 families.

LAST YEAR’s impact: