# Portsmouth Club Closes After 20 Years | Portland News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/portland-oregon-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476712/portsmouth-club-closes-after-20-years-portland-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/portland-oregon-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476712/portsmouth-club-closes-after-20-years-portland-news.md Podcast: [Portland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/portland-oregon-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476712) Published: 2026-07-12T08:09:21+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/d74a5403ba13ca98 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2f803d21-f9c4-41a2-a43a-e5620080957c.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/portland-oregon-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476712/episodes/portsmouth-club-closes-after-20-years-portland-news Duration seconds: 105 ## Resource The Boys and Girls Club of Oregon is closing its beloved North Portland Portsmouth Club next month after 20 years of service — a heartbreaking blow for families and kids who’ve relied on it for decades. Financial struggles, including a $2 million deficit last year and shrinking donations, forced this tough decision. With federal funding shifting and costs soaring, the club is pivoting: partnering with schools to cut rent by 80%, exploring shuttles to their Blazers Club in Northeast Portland, and collaborating with local orgs to keep kids engaged. A community Q&A is set for Monday to hear concerns and ideas. The future’s uncertain — but they’re fighting to keep the doors open, even if it means moving out of their own building. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d74a5403ba13ca98 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/portland-oregon-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476712/episodes/portsmouth-club-closes-after-20-years-portland-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/portland-oregon-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476712/portsmouth-club-closes-after-20-years-portland-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.