Find Help

If you or someone you know is experiencing hunger and homelessness at PSU or in the Portland Metro area, please feel free to use this list of resources which .  Please let us know if there are additional resources to add. (Updated Nov 26, 2025)

Resources for Portland State University students in need:

• Basic Needs Hub
• Student emergency funds
• Food Assistance
• PSU Food Pantry
• Dean of Student Life

Resources for community members in need (including shelter, food, personal hygiene, support help lines):

Calendar: Food & Other Resources in Portland

Calendar created & updated courtesy of a community member

Community Emergency Funds

Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program helps eligible low-income households with their past due rent and utilities. In most cases, approved applications will result in payments made directly to landlords and utility providers. Apply online, or get more info about rental assistance & eviction protections.

PSU Student Emergency Funds webpage provides information about emergency funds available to help students during times of financial hardship including due to COVID-19.

SEIU 503 COVID-19 Hardship Fund provides cash assistance to local SEIU 503 union members who have faced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Black Resilience Fund is an emergency fund dedicated to healing and resilience by providing immediate funds and resources to Black Portlanders for basic needs such as food and unpaid bills. 

Oregon Workers Relief Fund Causa, Latino Network, Voz Worker Education Project, and Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) have created this fund to provide cash assistance to Immigrant Oregon workers who are being left out of the Federal Stimulus package.