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'Where can you go?': Portland map shows where homeless camps are banned overnight

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In addition to the citywide daytime ban, Portland's ordinance prohibits camping at all hours around places like schools and parks. PORTLAND, Ore. — It's...

Southeast Portland homeless camp blocks first responders, school buses from passing through

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Portland Fire & Rescue often has to deal with homeless camps obstructing narrow roads. If a camp is in their way, it's reported to the...

Multnomah County paid rent for homeless families for 1 year. Now some of those families face homelessness again

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"Move In Multnomah" launched in the spring of 2022. It covered rent for about 200 households. Now it's ending and many of the families it...

New data shows Portland’s Safe Rest Villages are having some success connecting people with housing

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Over a year’s time, 143 people left Portland’s Safe Rest Villages. About 50% moved into temporary or permanent housing and 20% went back into a...

Portland removes homeless camps near schools before classes start; problematic one remains near Cleveland High

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In August 2022, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler prohibited homeless camping on "Safe Routes to School." One year later, tents still line many of those streets....

'There's a sense of urgency': Governor Tina Kotek calls on Portlanders to help revive downtown

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The new Portland Central City Task Force has three months to come up with an action plan to revitalize downtown. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

A large homeless camp in Southwest Portland is a magnet for homeless youth

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PORTLAND, Oregon — It’s hard to find someone in downtown Portland who doesn't know of the homeless camp along Southwest 13th Avenue and Main Street....

New detox center to open in Southeast Portland, backed by Measure 110 funding

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The facility off Southeast Foster Road is the first detox center in the state to be funded through money from Measure 110. PORTLAND, Ore....

‘It's all hands on deck right now': Oregon’s largest homeless shelter could close in three weeks

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Multnomah County is sitting on $65 million meant for homeless services. Bybee Lakes Hope Center has asked for $5 million of that to keep their...

Portland’s first city-sanctioned homeless camp has been open for nearly a month but isn't full. Here’s why

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The one on Southeast Powell Boulevard can house 180 homeless people and 80 have moved in so far. “The first night was pretty...
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