What we do
The Homeless Outreach and Programs Engagement (HOPE) team works day-in and day-out to build networks with service providers and create trusting relationships with vulnerable populations to connect them with needed services. The team also conducts and facilitates clean-up efforts with state and federal partners to mitigate public health hazards and reduce the environmental impacts in our communities. HOPE’s goal is to provide a peacekeeping response to neighborhood and business livability complaints through a process which treats everyone involved with dignity and respect.
The HOPE team consists of two deputies, one sergeant and one captain.
If you would like to connect with the HOPE team, send an email at hope@mcso.us
Restoring hope
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Danny's story
Over the course of the year, HOPE team deputies worked with Danny, a man experiencing chronic homelessness, to get him a job and find stable housing. On this day, Danny received the keys to his new place, and the HOPE team was there to help him get settled in and turn this house into a home.
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Rich's story
The HOPE team met Rich, who was living in the Sandy River Delta near Troutdale. They worked with Rich to find stable housing and he is now a full-time employee at the center where he lives.
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In the news
KATU News followed our HOPE team deputies as they did their outreach work in East Multnomah County.
