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Illustration of the exterior of the proposed housing complex

Organization behind privately seeded navigation center in Portland plans affordable-housing complex

Harbor of Hope intends to build 153 units at 148th and East Burnside

Christen McCurdy

March 6, 2020

Street survival in the age of coronavirus

DIRECTOR'S DESK | It's all-hands-on-deck when it comes to hygiene support

Kaia Sand

March 6, 2020

Connie King Leonard portrait and her book cover

Between high school and homelessness

Oregon author Connie King Leonard’s YA novel draws from her own experience as a teacher with homeless students

Pat Zimmer

February 28, 2020

Metro steps up and puts hope on the ballot

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Voters need to turn out in droves to pass this homeless-services measure

Kaia Sand

February 28, 2020

A mattress sits on the floor inside a shabby room

Living amid mold, pests and filth, Stewart Hotel tenants sue bankrupt landlord

$4.5 million in damages sought over ‘truly shocking’ conditions at what amounts to an abandoned building in downtown Portland

Joanne Zuhl

February 14, 2020

Beaverton aims to accommodate more who live out of their vehicles

The city wants to add more sites to its Safe Parking pilot, modeled after a decades-old Eugene program

Christen McCurdy

February 14, 2020

The paradox of yes: Responding to homelessness with ideas big and small

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Creativity and resourcefulness are essential for people on the streets, but so are grand solutions from the public sector

Kaia Sand

February 14, 2020

Oregon bill would boost funding to programs for hard-to-reach homeless youths

‘These are kids that have been failed by every single system,’ says a Bend Republican who supports the $2.5 million plan

Joanne Zuhl

February 7, 2020

Graffiti on a building reads: House the Homeless

Our homeless neighbors need more than affordable housing; they need support

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Metro’s proposed ballot measure would fund homeless services through a tax on the Portland area's wealthiest residents

Kaia Sand

February 7, 2020

How do we prevent another generation of homelessness?

Displacement, school changes, racism and mental illness are among the risk factors plaguing today’s youths. The Next Generation, a new Street Roots series, explores issues like these and opportunities to respond.

Joanne Zuhl

January 31, 2020