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Finding Home

A series of in-depth articles examining national perspectives around America’s growing housing and homeless crisis.
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The Next Generation

The Next Generation is a Street Roots series that focuses on the well-being and housing stability of children and young adults, locally and nationally, and explores the work being done to prevent another generation from becoming homeless. Street Roots received funding from Meyer Memorial Trust's Housing Advocacy Portfolio to develop dedicated reporting for The Next Generation series.
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Retaining an eviction attorney is nearly impossible for Multnomah County tenants

Despite the often life-altering consequences of eviction proceedings, tenants secured legal representation in just 3% of the nearly 6000 eviction cases filed in Multnomah County in 2019. Attorneys say the COVID-19 pandemic has only made the issue more severe

By

Chris May

July 28, 2021

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Report: Rent in Oregon continued to climb during pandemic

The disparity between wages and rent is growing, especially in Portland

By

K. Rambo

July 21, 2021

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Opinion | Confronting inequity in the homeless system requires immediate action

And the government must help, writes the executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless

By

Donald Whitehead

July 21, 2021

A tent sits near the bank of the river

Kaia Sand | Where, exactly, can unhoused people camp under Portland’s new policy?

OPINION | Unhoused people deserve to know how the new ordinance on camp sweeps will be applied.

By

Kaia Sand

July 7, 2021

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Oregon poised for eviction crisis when rent comes due July 1

Tenants who can't pay when the eviction moratorium ends can apply for assistance, but it likely won't arrive soon enough

By

June 16, 2021

Austin sits on a bench, giving a thumbs-up signal, surrounded by folding tables, kitchen supplies and tarps.

Houseless young people have banded together in SW Portland

Under an overpass near Bertha Boulevard is a small village of youths, who are grateful for the help they're receiving from their neighbors

By

June 9, 2021

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Portland has laid out plans for new shelters, but numbers and locations remain elusive

Service providers say the new guidelines bring uncertainty as the city becomes more aggressive with sweeps of houseless camps

By

Christen McCurdy

June 9, 2021

Leo Rhodes

Kaia Sand | We can learn a lot from the wisdom of the streets

OPINION | Leo Rhodes reminds us that people’s needs vary: ‘You might not need it, but somebody else will’

By

Kaia Sand

June 9, 2021

Volunteers stand beside a makeshift tent on a city sidewalk

HUD report understates America’s homeless crisis, critics say

The way we count the number of people experiencing homeless in the U.S. — and the way that data is reported — skews the scope of the problem

By

Jake Maher

June 2, 2021

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Opinion | American Rescue Plan money must support housing stability

Get this funding into the hands of those who provide direct social services

By

May 26, 2021

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