Hidden in the midst of Portland's homeless crisis are families with children

Homeless families aren’t often seen, and for good reason. They try to keep moving and find secluded sites to make camp for fear that they’ll be harmed or separated.

PORTLAND, Ore. — When Multnomah County released the results of its annual “point-in-time” count of the homeless population last week, children without shelter accounted for roughly a third of the total increase in homelessness within the county.

Yet homeless families and youth tend to be invisible, and that’s often on purpose. Parents keep their campsites hidden deep in the woods or stay on the move.

KGW’s Blair Best recently spoke with one of these homeless

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