Typically, the federal government documents national trends in homelessness. This year, a national newspaper did it instead.
Experts say the mayor’s focus on overnight-only shelters fails to get people into long-term housing with the supportive ...
A year ago, the Point-in-Time survey counted 2,413 homeless people in Maine, a number that is recognized by officials and ...
Mayor Wilson sent a memo on Tuesday announcing his plan to remove residents at alternative homeless shelters who have not ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland has opened more than 1,500 new emergency overnight shelter beds in the first year of Mayor Keith Wilson’s administration, a milestone celebrated by the mayor as a major ...
One of my top priorities as The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homeless reporter is to shine a light on the way homeless services ...
In Portland, Oregon, a new mayor and the city council are in the early stages of a change of direction on tackling ...
Something had to be done, Keith Wilson argued, because “Portland has normalized homeless encampments.” His approach though was a type of “enforced compassion” that has been anathema in progressive ...
Even in affordable housing, many Portlanders still struggle to make rent. One woman said she was approved for assistance via ...
Portland's SSCC aids the homeless with shelter and resources while addressing health and safety by removing hazardous camps.
For years now, particularly on big topics like homelessness, the Portland metro area has had to contend with multiple ...