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The Next Generation

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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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Shadows of children holding adults' hands with The Next Generation series logo

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.
By
Joanne Zuhl
January 31, 2020
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Austin sits on a bench, giving a thumbs-up signal, surrounded by folding tables, kitchen supplies and tarps.

Houseless young people have banded together in SW Portland

Under an overpass near Bertha Boulevard is a small village of youths, who are grateful for the help they're receiving from their neighbors
By
Emma Nathanson
June 9, 2021
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Illustration of a chalkboard with a house drawn on it in chalk

Number of homeless students at Portland Public Schools is down, but so is overall enrollment

Part of the decrease is attributed to less accurate counting while students are learning remotely
By
Christen McCurdy
December 23, 2020
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Kate Truelove in her classroom

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
By
Christen McCurdy
December 2, 2020
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Photo at left: Memory Condren. Photo at right: A UHaul truck is parked outside of Goose Hollow Tower.

As students face housing insecurity, Oregon colleges find creative ways to boost graduation rates

Developers, politicians and nonprofits are coming together to look at how they can support students
By
Jessica Pollard
November 18, 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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A child sits on a bench

More homelessness expected among K-12 students in Portland

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, unhoused students struggled to stay connected, and district officials don’t know how many have fallen through the cracks
By
Christen McCurdy
August 8, 2020
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An elderly man sees himself in the mirror as a young person

Learning from past economic crises, we must protect young people from homelessness

COMMENTARY | If we don’t do enough now, today’s youth will struggle with housing insecurity in older age
By
Marisa Espinoza
May 6, 2020
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Yellow school bus toy model on the road

Rural Oregon school districts shift to outreach, connecting homeless families to services

When coronavirus hit, homeless students lost their safe haven: school
By
Joanne Zuhl
April 14, 2020
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Paul Lumley

Portland alternative school brings success stories for Native American youths

NAYA’s Many Nations Academy offers support to students affected by homelessness, violence and other barriers to traditional education
By
Anna Pedersen
March 22, 2020
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A child plays with a toy train

Cost of child care shuts out many who need it most, leaves workers behind

Two Oregon proposals to invest public money in early learning would change the trajectory of children living in poverty and increase earning potential of child care workers and parents
By
Emily Green
March 13, 2020

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