EXCLUSIVE: In Cities Across America, Homeless Services Are Doled Out Based on Race and Sexual Identity
Multnomah County, Oregon, uses a points-based system to allocate public housing that prioritizes race, sexual identity, and language proficiency over other factors like homelessness duration or domestic violence history. The system reserves nearly a third of newly built long-term housing units for BIPOC individuals and families, creating a two-tiered approach to homeless services. Critics argue the policy violates constitutional standards by using race as a determining factor in housing allocation.
- ▪Multnomah County's screening tool awards more points for being a non-white, non-straight, non-native English speaker than for being a domestic violence survivor with a young child.
- ▪The county has reserved 447 out of 1,541 newly built long-term housing units for BIPOC individuals and families through culturally specific housing programs.
- ▪The Hattie Redmond, Kathleen Saadat, Julia West, Aldea at Glisan Landing, Beacon at Glisan Landing, and Meridian Gardens apartments all prioritize BIPOC or immigrant and refugee households.
- ▪The county's system gives points for 'interest in LGBTQ services,' 'English as a second language,' and 'interest in culturally specific services.'
- ▪Legal experts argue the policy fails strict scrutiny and is likely unconstitutional because it uses race to prioritize housing access.
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America EXCLUSIVE: In Cities Across America, Homeless Services Are Doled Out Based on Race and Sexual Identity Some formulas give race more weight than any other variable Homeless man, Portland, Ore. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images) Aaron Sibarium April 29, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} The homelessness crisis in Multnomah County, Oregon, is among the worst in the country.
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