Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Vern and his friend pulled shopping carts filled with cans and blankets across the train tracks under Portland’s Morrison Bridge on Wednesday morning. They had just learned their camp was being cleared ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Tens of millions of dollars each year flow through the Joint Office of Homeless Services, the Multnomah County-helmed agency tasked with spearheading the response to homelessness throughout the Portland area. ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — In a tent on a small side street off Southeast Powell Boulevard, Jinai Record finds protection. She lathers pieces of bread in milk and cinnamon to make French toast, one of her ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Colten Weekley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — When the Portland City Council voted earlier this summer to institute a new ordinance governing where and how homeless people can camp in the city, the form of the daytime camping ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Multnomah County continues to sit on millions of unspent dollars intended to support homeless services, an issue that first came to prominence late last year. At that time, the county had collected about ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It may not rise to crisis level like it does in Portland, but there are people living on the streets in Washington County. “The people experiencing homelessness in our community are really going ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A rally, advocating for houseless members of the community, happened in Ashland Friday. The ‘Let Us Sleep’ rally focused on giving houseless people a voice. One of the event’s organizers said Ashland won’t let people sleep outside ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek released details about her plan to address homelessness in Oregon. The governor is asking state lawmakers to invest $130 million toward reducing the number of unsheltered Oregonians in 2023. The request was paired with ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — On the second floor of the downtown Hilton Hotel, out from under Thursday’s rainstorm, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Housing Commissioner Dan Ryan spoke to roughly 150 members of Portland’s business community ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW) — Every year, millions of children, teens and young adults experience some form of homelessness over the course of a year, whether it’s couch surfing, sleeping on the streets or staying in shelters. ...