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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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A student walks through Portland State University campus.

PSU students struggle with housing, food insecurity

The rates of basic-needs insecurity at Portland State are higher than the average across four-year institutions
By
Jessica Pollard
September 24, 2020
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A lone chair sits on a path in Forest Park. Evidence of people living in the park is strewn about.

Is Forest Park a fire hazard?

Some houseless campers remained in Forest Park despite thick smoke and fire risk this past week
By
Henry Latourette Miller
September 19, 2020
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A homeless encampment along North Rosa Parks Way is pictured amid wildfire smoke.

Portland’s houseless face health risks amidst toxic air, trouble accessing resources

As the air quality remains 'very unhealthy,' many people experiencing homelessness remain outdoors, choking on smoke
By
Jessica Pollard
September 16, 2020
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Kaia Sand | Housing crisis spreads as people flee fires and toxic air

Opinion | Street Roots suspended our print edition this week because of the air quality
By
Kaia Sand
September 12, 2020
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A peace sign hangs on a chain-link fence. Tents are on the other side of the fence.

Kaia Sand | We must counter lies about the C3PO camps with facts

OPINION | Extremists' 'antifa' allegations are cruel and dehumanizing. Here's the truth about these Portland communities.
By
Kaia Sand
September 9, 2020
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A house nearly topples off a cliff

The evictions are coming — and Wall Street is ready

Thousands of Portlanders are barely hanging on to housing, and their losses could be another opportunity for investors to gobble up properties
By
Chris May
September 2, 2020
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A mural is seen on the Nesika Illahee building

Once-houseless Native families now have a home in a gentrifying neighborhood

NAYA was successful in renting 51 of 59 new units in Portland to Native households, and a clever financing model made that possible
By
Brian Oaster
August 26, 2020
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Genny Nelson

Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity

The co-founder of Sisters of the Road, who died Aug. 19, touched many people. Here's what some of them have to say.
August 26, 2020
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Overhead shot of Las Vegas suburbs

Trump rescinded a fair-housing rule: What that means for Oregon

Fair Housing Council of Oregon director Allan Lazo breaks down the AFFH and the dangers associated with removing requirements that promoted racial and economic integration
By
Ann-Derrick Gaillot
August 17, 2020
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A student is surrounded by other students in a classroom, facing the instructor in the front of the class

Community colleges, students grapple with housing insecurity during the pandemic

In the Portland area, a growing number of students are experiencing some form of homelessness, and COVID-19 has made it harder to balance schoolwork with basic needs
By
Christen McCurdy
August 11, 2020

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