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Inside the Northrup overnight shelter

Salvation Army official describes how the site will be run

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Sep 08, 2025
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Northrup Street Shelter with 40 beds. It is scheduled to have 200 beds by Dec. 1. Photo by Curtis Holloway

Most Pearl and Northwest Portland residents are aware of the recently opened overnight shelter at Northwest 15th and Northrup, but many are not aware how the shelter will be run.

Justin Moshkowski, executive director of Salvation Army shelter operat…

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Persistent fact checker. Simple solutions to complex problems don't exist. NW resident since 1978, Pearl since 2010. Retired choir teacher. Gym rat.
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