Social worker Shannon Singleton on campaign for Multnomah County commissioner
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Shannon Singleton is running for Multnomah County Commission in District 2, representing North and Northeast Portland. A clinically-trained social worker, Singleton was a housing policy advisor, as well as the director of equity and racial justice in Gov. Kate Brown’s administration.
Recently, she was interim director of the Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS) before current Joint Office director Dan Field.
On this week’s Eye on Northwest Politics, Singleton began by discussing the county commission’s proposal to start handing out tarps and tents again this winter. This practice has led to lawsuits, as well as conflicts with the City of Portland, which wants to clear them out.
Singleton noted the handing out of tents and tarps is not a new practice to outreach workers. However, she believes the problem with where tents and tarps are situated is ultimately an issue with the current homeless service system as a whole.
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