A collaborative effort of local churches, businesses, foundations and the Washington County Community, coming together to serve and house adults experiencing homelessness.
The SOS Shelter is a 90-day homeless shelter open during the winter months providing shelter and services to those 18 years and older. The Shelter is currently closed for the season and will reopen in December. Currently we offer a monthly event on the second Wednesday of each month from 5pm - 8pm.
If you live in Washington County please call Community
Connect at 503-640-3263
for additional resources or 211. You can also visit
http://www.co.washington.or.us/homeless
for
resources on extreme weather shelters open in the area.
SOS opens on Monday December 3rd! Hours of
Operation:
Monday –
Friday doors open @ 5:45pm
Saturday
doors open @ 8:00pm
Sunday doors
open @ 6:45pm
No one is permitted on church property until 5 min.prior to opening
Notice: weapons, alcohol, drugs, marijuana are all
prohibited on church property.
Personal items are limited to 1(one) backpack/bag per
person.
All bags are subject to search and inspection at any
time.
TB Test required to stay
overnight
The Shelter
at Orenco Station serves homeless men, women and couples without children
during the coldest months of the winter. The shelter provides a safe, warm
place to stay overnight. During the winter months of December, January
and February the shelter remains open for 90 consecutive days. In order to best serve our homeless
friends, the SOS Shelter operates as an enrollment program. This means that
once you are "enrolled" into the shelter you have
a guaranteed bed until the shelter closes. The only way to lose your
spot is to miss two consecutive nights or two nights in a 7 day period. Upon arrival
the shelter welcomes guests and volunteers and require both to sign in for the
evening. Later in the evening a warm dinner is served along with other
resources available. In the morning a breakfast is provided. The
shelter is hosted at Sonrise Church, Hillsboro and is made possible by the
support of over 500 volunteers from 36 area churches and by members of the
greater Washington County community. Volunteers are vital to shelter operation
and perform various tasks such as check-in, preparing an evening
meal and serving as evening & overnight host.
The Shelter at Orenco Station does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, martial status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
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