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No, Portland's not sending all its homeless people to small Oregon towns

Since the city rolled out the Ticket Home program, it’s been blamed for increases in homelessness in more rural areas of the state It’s a story Street Roots reporters heard again and again as they traveled to small towns around Oregon: “Portland is sendin ...

17 Aug 2018 - Emily Green
Homelessness and humanity in Central Oregon's juniper forests

Every Tuesday, volunteers of Central Oregon Veterans Outreach visit homeless camps outside Bend, bringing with them basic supplies and human connection BEND, Ore. – It is quiet and still in the juniper forests north of Bend as four volunteer outreach work ...

4 May 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
As Central Oregon's population spikes, so does its housing crisis

The region is now beset with a housing shortage and an increase in homelessness. How will it respond as it continues to grow? BEND, Ore. – Sarah Kelley is exponentially busier than she was four years ago. Kelley is the executive director of Thrive Centra ...

13 Apr 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
In rural Oregon, trips to food banks are the new normal

In towns such as Junction City, rising housing costs push families to pantries to fill monthly budget gaps Walking through the immaculate, well-organized aisles of Junction City Local Aid’s food pantry, Jeanie Burr chatted happily with volunteer Peggy Sal ...

2 Mar 2018 - Thacher Schmid