DOJ Threatens Lawsuit Over Oregon County Housing Aid Scoring System Favoring Non-Whites and LGBTQIA2S+

DOJ Threatens Lawsuit Over Oregon County Housing Aid Scoring System Favoring Non-Whites and LGBTQIA2S+

Multnomah County’s homelessness screening tool gives added priority for housing assistance based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, drawing scrutiny from the Justice ... The post DOJ Threatens Lawsuit Over Oregon County Housing Aid Scoring System Favoring Non-Whites and LGBTQIA2S+ first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Oregon County Faces DOJ Lawsuit Over Controversial Housing Aid Policy

Multnomah County, Oregon, has come under scrutiny for a new housing assistance policy that utilizes a points-based screening system, the Multnomah Services and Screening Tool (MSST), which began implementation in 2024. This policy prioritizes applicants based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity, raising significant concerns among critics who argue it overlooks traditional measures of need. The county has rolled out this t…

Oregon County Prioritizing Housing Aid for Non-White and ‘LGBTQIA2S+’ Homeless Over Struggling Families, DOJ Vows Lawsuit if They Don’t Stop * The Gateway Pundit * by Cassandra MacDonald

Photo credit: depositphotos.com Multnomah County, Oregon, which is home to Portland, is using a points-based screening system that awards extra priority for housing assistance based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The policy, part of the county’s Multnomah Services and Screening Tool (MSST) rolled out in 2024, is under fire for not using traditional measures of need to determine who gets assistance, such as length of…

Oregon county prioritizes ‘BIPOC’ and ‘LGBTQIA2S+’ for homeless services

The system is “designed to prioritize households with the highest housing barriers and who are over-represented in our local homeless population.