]> 2026-05-13T01:17:51-07:00 Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) - Housing 0 en housing Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) empowers homeless families with children to get back into housing and stay there long-term. Last year PHFS helped 185 homeless families with children move back into homes. Once housed, PHFS provides case management and rent assistance for at least a year to help families stabilize, learn new skills, and connect to their community. PHFS operates a 24-hour emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness. '''Goose Hollow Family Shelter''' 971-409-1766 Located at the ''First United Methodist'' ''Church of Portland'' . Families have private sleeping spaces, meals and snacks, showers, laundry, storage, games and toys, computers with internet and printers. '''Thirteen Salmon Family Center''' 503-595-9390 Day shelter for the families staying at Goose Hollow Family Shelter located at the ''First Unitarian Universalist Church of'' ''Portland'' . Meals and snacks, showers, books and games for kids, computers with Internet and printers, connection to mental health services and domestic violence advocacy, and other services. '''Family Winter Shelter''' Emergency winter family shelter for 75 moms, dads, and kids from December 2017 - April 2018 at Congregation Beth Israel. PHFS programs include: '''PHFS' Prevention & Diversion Project''' Targets families who have just become homeless or who are facing imminent homelessness. Any family with children under 18 is eligible. Families must have an income and be able to sustain ongoing rent but can't afford a new security deposit and a first/last month rent payment. Receive case management and life skills classes. '''Life Lab Skills Training''' PHFS provides classes and training programs to help families learn new skills to get and keep permanent housing. These include: * '''Rent Well Tenant Education Classes''' - a 16-hour curriculum focused on knowledge needed to rent and maintain an apartment and exit when the lease is up; * '''Arise Life Skills Program''' - a 17-course general life skills training program with classes on Budgeting & Money Matters, Interpersonal Communication, Stress Management, Health & Hygiene, Goal-Setting, Self Esteem, Nutrition & Exercise, Safe Driving; * '''Incredible Years Parenting Classes''' - a 15-class series (28 hours) that teaches parents to prevent and treat young children’s behavior problems and promote their social, emotional, and academic competence. housing portland homeless family solutions (phfs) 2025-11-03T04:19:40Z 2460982.6803241 Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) - Housing 0 info@pdxhfs.org Admin Office (503) 915-8306 Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) - Housing# 5cbd104fdddb93958cef598b7c08e73f