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Housing

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Artwork advocating for Measure 26-21

SR editorial: Vote for a future where people can get out of homelessness and stay housed

Street Roots endorses Measure 26-210
By
SR editorial board
May 1, 2020
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Screenshot of Rose City Resource app

Rose City Resource is now online

Street Roots’ updated guide provides a complete list of services, as well as notices related to COVID-19
May 1, 2020
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Street Roots Podcast logo with portraits of DeVon Pouncey, Deborah Kafoury and Cole Merkel

Street Roots Podcast | Deborah Kafoury and Cole Merkel on Measure 26-210

Episode 4: Metro's ballot measure would provide funding for supportive services to the unhoused community
By
DeVon Pouncey
April 30, 2020
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Illustration of missiles, labeled "Due," headed toward a person

Survey says suspend rent during pandemic, tenant advocacy group finds

Meanwhile, the money owed to landlords mounts, and a long-term solution for tenants isn’t certain
By
Tom Henderson
April 29, 2020
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Vacancy sign

Motel program launches in Clackamas County

Do Good Multnomah helps people high-risk for the COVID-19 get indoors
By
Cory Elia
April 26, 2020
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Grants Pass warming shelter

Lawsuit: Grants Pass criminalizes homelessness while offering no shelter

City officials had a simple approach to homelessness: Make life so uncomfortable, they leave. Now a class action suit is the first to test the Boise decision and reveals systemic punishment and harassment for sleeping outdoors.
By
Emily Green
April 25, 2020
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A tent in a pool of water near the Willamette River at Wallace Marine Park in Salem

Homeless residents, advocates in Salem area take issue with government response

Regional officials’ focus on securing assistance years in the future does little to address today’s crisis, critics say
By
Tom Henderson
April 22, 2020
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Overview of the LGBTQ+ camp and an adjacent camp

PHOTOS: LGBTQ+ camp opens in Portland in response to COVID-19

A homeless camp for people of color and another for the general population are also set to open over the weekend
By
Celeste Noche
April 18, 2020
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Oregon Convention Center

Why is Multnomah County sheltering houseless people en masse during COVID-19?

Despite coronavirus outbreaks at shelters in other cities, the county isn’t changing its practices, citing measures in place to separate sick people
By
Emily Green
April 16, 2020
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Carolyn Restorff and Jared Madsen

Up against polarization and COVID-19, McMinnville homeless-service providers find a way

In a town where residents are often contentious with the homeless population, resources for unhoused residents are scarce during the pandemic
By
Tom Henderson
April 15, 2020

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