The Salvation Army has been serving Portland for over 130 years. We opened a soup kitchen and shelter downtown in 1894, a rehabilitation facility for men in 1895 and a rescue home for women in 1897. Since 1924, we’ve served the North Portland community from our Moore Street campus.

That commitment of compassionate service is taken just as seriously today as it was more than a century ago. Most recently, when the city of Portland asked us to help meet an urgent humanitarian need, we opened the Moore Street overnight shelter as part of that community-wide effort.

While the editorial board fairly notes the challenges of a rapid shelter rollout, what was omitted is equally important, (“ Editorial: Neighborhoods need more support amid Wilson’s shelter expansions, ” Oct. 26). The training co

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