Yamhill County is getting families with children out of homelessness. Here’s what’s working.

Yamhill County is getting families with children out of homelessness. Here’s what’s working.

The Yamhill Community Action Partnership has reached “functional zero” for unsheltered families with children. That means more people in that group are exiting homelessness than are entering it in Yamhill County.The organization has invested in a liaison who works with landlords and clients to get people into rentals and stay housed. It also expanded emergency shelter capacity in Newberg and has focused on getting vulnerable populations into hom…