Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened

The program helped 94% of participants secure housing while building financial literacy skills that could break the cycle of ...
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Homeless students in Oregon gain stability with new HB 4149 bill

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon is taking significant steps to support students experiencing homelessness. The state legislature has ...
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Despite shelter improvements, Oregon’s homelessness crisis is growing

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unsheltered homelessness increased 75% between 2023 and 2025 in Multnomah County, according to the latest ...
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Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after.

Direct cash assistance from the state is helping homeless Oregon youth find housing, according to the results of a pilot program that concluded last year. In February 2023, the Youth Experiencing ...
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This state gave homeless youth $1,000 a month. Two years later, the program concluded with 'startling' results

This State Gave Homeless Youth $1,000 a Month. Two Years Later, the Program Concluded with 'Startling' Results ...
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Oregon homelessness rose 34% in two years, according to PIT count data: 'More work remains'

Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday highlighted a new Portland State University report compiling last year's one-night homelessness count across the state of Oregon, marking out progress on some important ...
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Central Oregon homelessness forum hopes to increase collaboration

For the second year in a row, dozens of agencies working on homelessness in Central Oregon are coming together to discuss the region’s crisis. Westside Church in Bend will host […] ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek extends homelessness emergency order, this time with a mental health focus

Gov. Tina Kotek is extending the state of emergency on unsheltered homelessness she announced on her first day in office for a third year, this time focusing on mental health and addiction, her office ...
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Kotek’s third homelessness emergency extension centers mental health, drug addiction

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In a three-peat move, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has prolonged the state’s emergency homelessness order. On Friday, Gov. Kotek’s office unveiled Executive Order No. 26-01 — an ...
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‘Dangerous and destabilizing’: Oregon says fed housing policy will ‘force more people into homelessness’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is joining a lawsuit challenging a federal housing policy change that he claims will “force more people into homelessness.” Rayfield, and a ...