HereTogether

Mission

HereTogether brings together a sector-crossing coalition of 250+ organizations, service and health care providers, businesses, elected leaders, community advocates, and members of the faith community, all united by a shared vision: a Portland where everyone has a safe place to call home. We are uniting our community around solutions while advocating every day, at every level, for our unhoused neighbors and our communities who care about ending our region’s housing and homelessness crisis.

Our Current Focus: Community Conversations on Homelessness

This year, we’re deepening our work through region-wide Community Conversations on Homelessness. These hyper-local events allow neighbors to come together and talk about homelessness—what’s working, what’s challenging, and what’s possible.

We’re bridging the gap between public understanding and the real impacts of the Supportive Housing Services (SHS) program so that our community is informed, empowered, and ready to support the solutions that work.

Bottom Line for Portland

Homelessness is complex, but solutions exist—and they work. The Supportive Housing Services (SHS) measure is delivering real, lasting impact for Portland, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars into effective housing and homelessness services since voters passed it in 2020. As the coalition that developed and championed the measure, HereTogether serves as an independent watchdog and trusted bridge to ensure these historic investments are used effectively on evidence-based solutions that help our neighbors move indoors and stay housed.

Quote

"My work has always been guided by a commitment to meaningful and lasting solutions. The shared stories, lived experiences and sense of hope that I hear at HereTogether's Community Conversations on Homelessness, motivate and inspire me." –Nikki Dolan, Lead Housing Resource Coordinator at Independent Living Resources

Incentives

(Beginning 11/1 ‘Big Coffee Day’) The first 5 donors of $25 or more will receive a $10 gift card to Green Bridge Coffee. (CLAIMED)

(Beginning 11/1 ‘Big Coffee Day’) The first 2 donors who give $100 or more will receive a $100 gift card to Anatomy Tattoo.

(Beginning 12/2 ‘Giving Tuesday’) The first 25 donors of $25 or more will receive a free scoop from Salt & Straw.

(Beginning 12/2 ‘Giving Tuesday’) The first donor who gives $150 or more will receive two 80-arcade-chip Fun Cards and a large one-topping pizza from Bullwinkle’s Family Fun Center.

(Beginning 12/17 ‘Big Grocery Day’) The first 10 donors of $50 or more will receive a $20 gift card to Fubonn Shopping Center.  

Partner(s)

Business Partners

- Anatomy Tattoo is a local tattoo shop committed to creating well-crafted tattoos for everyone, irrespective of race, gender, identity, shape, or size, in a secure, hygienic, and inclusive environment. They have generously donated four $100 gift certificates to our Give!Guide campaign. 

- Green Bridge Coffee is a Portland-based company that started as a drive-thru in 2017 and has since grown into a café and subscription service, donating over $75,000 to local community causes.

- Salt & Straw is Portland's premiere ice cream supplier. Thanks to Salt & Straw, starting on November 13th, the next 25 donors over $25 will receive a complimentary scoop! Plus, if HereTogether reaches $15,000 in donations by December 31st, Salt & Straw will throw the kids in Northwest Family Services’s Children of Incarcerated Parents Program an ice cream party.

• - Bullwinkle's Family Fun Center is a family fun center offering attractions like bowling, go-karts, laser tag, mini golf, a ropes course, arcade games, bumper boats, and an XD dark ride.
• - Fubonn Shopping Center is the largest Asian Shopping Center in Oregon,  enjoy your grocery shopping and many delicious Asian cuisines all in one place.
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Nonprofit Partners

- Cultivate Initiatives' mission is to work alongside those on the margins to empower individuals and communities through an inclusive range of services and support in East Portland.

- Northwest Pilot Project's mission is to offer opportunities for a life of dignity and hope to very low-income seniors in Multnomah County by solving housing needs.

• - Portland Street Medicine's mission is to provide quality medical care to Portlanders who are facing unstable housing or are sleeping on the streets.
• - Hacienda's mission is to provide necessary housing and supportive services to Cully’s low-income, predominantly Latino community.