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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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Large black text says, "2022 Street Roots election coverage. Commissioner of labor and industries."

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
By
Melanie Henshaw
September 21, 2022
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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
By
K. Rambo
September 21, 2022
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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
By
Piper McDaniel
September 14, 2022
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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
By
Melanie Henshaw
August 31, 2022
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4 people sit in a circle outside talking while seated around a table.

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
By
Piper McDaniel
August 26, 2022
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Fresh foods at William Temple pantry

Need and poverty are rising in Oregon

Cost of living, inflation and ongoing pandemic impacts contribute to record levels of poverty
By
Piper McDaniel
August 17, 2022
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A bright orange collage. In the background is the pattern of an orange plastic fence, commonly associated with sweeps of homeless encampments. Above that and slightly opaque are piles of trash bags and a tent. In the foreground is a thermometer indicating

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
By
K. Rambo
August 3, 2022
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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.”
By
Piper McDaniel
August 3, 2022
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A face covering/mask and a gavel sit on a wooden table with a piece of paper that says "Eviction Notice. Notice to quit" and a letter starts below that says, "Dear Tenant"

Oregon eviction rates keep rising in a time of historic need

Pandemic-era rent assistance and eviction protections are dwindling. In a state with skyrocketing rent, tenants struggle to keep up.
By
Piper McDaniel
August 3, 2022
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An illustration of a giant padlock locked up and wrapped around a house.

Eviction Representation for All wants renters to have right to counsel

Multnomah County tenants' advocacy group seeks to place a ballot measure ensuring the right to legal representation if their landlord tries to evict
By
Piper McDaniel
July 27, 2022

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