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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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Photos | Personal pods come to Portland’s tent villages

40 single-person units have been allocated for the C3PO camp in Old Town, and 60 for the two other camps

December 2, 2020

Amid the pandemic, Community Transitional School faces its biggest challenge

The Portland school, now in its third decade educating students experiencing homelessness, is working to keep students connected

Christen McCurdy

December 2, 2020

Opinion | What do people experiencing homelessness need?

A survey in Portland reveals profound racial disparities even in basic answers about where people sleep

Marisa A. Zapata

December 2, 2020

After painful sweep of Laurelhurst Park, unhoused residents want a space to exist

Campers displaced from the park said they've lost more than their shelter; they also had a sense of community and security

Henry Brannan

December 2, 2020

Exterior of the Oregon State Capitol building

Proposal to assist Oregon renters, landlords isn’t enough, critics say

Housing advocates say the legislation fails to prevent housing instability for thousands of Oregonians. Property owners say they won’t get adequate protection.

Tom Henderson

December 2, 2020

A vacancy sign shines bright outside of a motel

Kaia Sand | Today, save motels. Tomorrow, housing.

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Let's not wait for private equity firms to snatch up financially distressed properties

Kaia Sand

December 2, 2020

Mayors across U.S. are pushing for a guaranteed income

The program, similar to a universal basic income, is targeted to low-income residents

Annemarie Cuccia

November 30, 2020

A live turkey is seen through a cardboard box (photo illustration)

Thanksgiving looks different this year for people on the streets

As sit-down feasts are substituted with takeout boxes, many of Portland’s unhoused residents will be denied an important holiday tradition: human connection

Emma Nathanson Joanne Zuhl

November 25, 2020