Multnomah County Emergency Shelters
(Portland, OR) -- Multnomah County closed ten emergency shelters on Saturday that were opened during the cold temperatures and winter weather. 920 people stayed at the shelters. They close on Saturday when temperatures warmed above freezing. Multnomah County operates nearly three-thousand year-round shelter beds and 200 winter-only beds at two shelters run by the Salvation Army.



