Homelessness

The Bend Equity Project asked the U.S. Forest Service on March 25 to delay its Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project set to begin soon in the Deschutes National Forest.

Dan Field, the official overseeing the Portland region’s top homeless services program, is stepping down after two years.

On Friday, Multnomah County opened the books on the Homeless Services Department’s budget – and confirmed others' concerns about how that money is spent.

They're hoping state lawmakers will be moved to act by a Friday deadline, but opponents say existing law is adequate.

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.