Homelessness

Oregon is bracing for federal housing staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be laid off amid the state's housing and homelessness crisis.

Multnomah County’s budget woes may pose a major blow to Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s signature campaign promise to address homelessness.

Elected officials said they fear how deep cuts to the region’s homeless service programs will only worsen the public’s trust in the government’s ability to address its yearslong homelessness crisis. Most placed the blame squarely at the feet of Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson.

Multnomah County's Homeless Services Department is anticipating a $104 million shortfall in this upcoming fiscal year. This represents a 25% reduction in the department’s entire budget.

Homeless people in Grants Pass now have more options for legally camping in the city.

In late January, volunteers and outreach workers in Vancouver went out to conduct the Point-in-Time Count for Clark County. We spent the day following them as they conducted their count.

Volunteers in Grants Pass ventured into the cold for the annual Point in Time Count, gathering data on homelessness to help determine federal funding and support services for the unhoused community.

Last week, the Council for the Homeless in Vancouver, WA conducted their Point-in-Time count. We follow them along to hear how the surveys went, what homelessness is like in their city and why they do this work.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has promised to increase shelter capacity swiftly by December. Longtime shelter providers want input to ensure it works.

An Oregon judge has ordered the city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling to pause enforcement of its camping rules for 14 days