Portland Street Medicine is a coalition of volunteer medical providers, social workers, care coordinators, and concerned neighbors dedicated to reaching our unhoused community members.

Our clinic is in the streets, wherever and whenever people are congregating and living unsheltered. We deliver high quality reliable care and build trust through empathy and relationship. As an unconventional volunteer clinical team, we also seek collaboration with any community organization or health system eager to clinically extend and enhance their street outreach efforts.

Join the Board of Directors!

Portland Street Medicine seeks to recruit new Board Members!

We imagine a world where every person has the support and resources they need to access the care they deserve, creating a thriving and resilient community. 

Our Core Values are:

  • Healthcare as Human Right

  • Trauma Informed

  • Trust

  • Lived Experience and

  • Healing

At Portland Street Medicine, we offer our houseless neighbors accessible whole-person care to improve and support health, and to bridge a gap in trust between people and systems. Powered by a corps of 150 volunteers and a small staff, PSM meets the growing medical and health needs of those experiencing homelessness in Portland.  Through regular and ongoing care on the streets of Portland, we strive to engage with our patients – building capacity to navigate the web of services they need to achieve their goals. 

Portland Street Medicine values diversity, equity and inclusion – in all that we do, including on our Board. We are at a pivotal transition. Board members must have:

  • Passion for bringing health and healthcare to people experiencing houselessness; and

  • Ability and interest to inspire others to support the mission of PSM.

Our collective Board must also encompass a range of perspective and knowledge – based on lived experience and training. We are currently seeking people who will bring any of the following:

  • Knowledge, experience, and understanding of houselessness, harm reduction, trauma informed care, and/or building equity and belonging in organizations and among marginalized populations;

  • Legal, financial and/or media training and expertise;

  • Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and visioning and supporting innovative service delivery; and/or

  • Familiarity with regional, state, and national public policy on houseless issues, including direct experience in/with public health, social services, healthcare, and regional public policy.

If you are interested to learn more, please email Drew Grabham (Board Secretary) at dgrabham@portlandstreetmedicine.org with any information or questions you have. We will reach out to set up at time to connect and talk more about your interest and this opportunity. Please follow this link for more information!