Like many cities across America, Portland has a challenge in caring for the homeless. We all have a vision in our minds when we think of the homeless. Many people are for the homeless in spirit and that is good. After being with and listening to many homeless folks I now see them as urban nomads with unique needs. Nomads have no permanent abode. Nomads travel from place to place. Every continent and every culture has had or has proud, resilient ,nomadic people.