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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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Street Roots

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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Large black text says, "2022 election. Tina Kotek (D) on housing and homelessness.

2022 Elections | Democratic candidate Tina Kotek on housing and homelessness

Democrat Tina Kotek, the prohibitive favorite to become Oregon’s next governor, is placing a premium on new development in her plans to address housing affordability and homelessness in Oregon — a common thread for almost every candidate in almost every race

K. Rambo

September 23, 2022

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2022 Elections | Oregon Gubernatorial candidates on housing and homelessness

K. Rambo

September 23, 2022

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2022 Elections | Commissioner of Labor and Industries

Cheri Helt and Christina Stephenson vie for the nonpartisan Commissioner of Labor and Industries seat, a role that oversees all programs of the Bureau of Labor and Industries

Melanie Henshaw

September 21, 2022

Large black text says, "2022 election. Christine Drazan (R) on housing and homelessness.

2022 Elections | Republican candidate Christine Drazan on housing and homelessness

Save for a few exceptions, Drazan’s platform to address housing and homelessness embodies the pro-business, rugged-individualism law-and-order principles part and parcel for Republican politicians

K. Rambo

September 21, 2022

A man on an orange background looks like a puppet being held by marionette strings. The man is wearing a suit and holding a briefcase. He is leaping above houses.

Oregon property managers oversee large share of evictions

Landlords send property managers to court in their stead while tenants struggle to represent themselves

Piper McDaniel

September 14, 2022

NAYA’s Mammon Tokatee affordable housing apartment building. People are standing in front of the entry of the building.

Affordable housing for Native Americans offers community, stability and support

NAYA, which already maintains three affordable development projects in the Cully neighborhood, plans to begin construction on a new project in the Portsmouth neighborhood next year

Melanie Henshaw

August 31, 2022

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HUD's 'House America' initiative takes housing-first approach to homelessness

Street Roots talks with key official about the program’s aims to alleviate homelessness by year’s end

Piper McDaniel

August 26, 2022

Need and poverty are rising in Oregon

Cost of living, inflation and ongoing pandemic impacts contribute to record levels of poverty

Piper McDaniel

August 17, 2022

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City contractors swept homeless Portlanders during state of emergency

Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency July 22 due to the impending danger of extreme heat, but city contractors continued sweeping homeless encampments until at least July 25 at noon

K. Rambo

August 3, 2022

A photo of the Hillsboro Bridge Shelter which is a shelter converted from an Econolodge motel. The view of the units is from the parking lot and there are cars in the lot and black pavement.

HUD launches affordable housing and rehousing initiative to combat national homelessness crisis

“Homelessness is not a political issue. It’s about human lives.”

Piper McDaniel

August 3, 2022