Category Homelessness
State courts wipe over 8,000 past evictions in Marion, Polk counties
A state law passed in 2023 required courts to seal past evictions annually in some circumstances, removing a key barrier to finding new housing that heightens renters’ risk of homelessness.
Oregon judge issues 14-day temporary order halting Grants Pass homeless ordinance
A judge blocked a Grants Pass law that restricts homeless people to pitching tents at one site in the city.
Salem agencies take a new approach to annual homeless count
A series of resource events aimed to make a required federal homeless count more accessible and beneficial to people living unsheltered in Salem. A Wallace Marine Park event on Tuesday offered food, winter weather supplies and community resources.
Salem veterans get help with rent from federal boost
Federal money will allow dozens of Salem-area veterans to get vouchers that help pay for housing.
A look inside Salem’s newest shelter for homeless families
The ARCHES Nest, a new family shelter for dozens of homeless children, teens and their families, held an opening celebration on Jan. 24.
New Salem shelter to offer beds, resources to homeless families
The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency has renovated the former Tanner Project building into a family shelter, called ARCHES Nest. It is set to open in late January.
COLUMN: Mental illness isn’t as simple as “Why don’t they just…?”
Columnist and homeless advocate Lynelle Wilcox shares stories from homeless women about the challenges of finding and staying on psychiatric medication.
Oregon advocates see overreach in local camping restrictions for homeless after court ruling
Around the state, advocates are concerned that unhoused people will face increasingly harsher environments.
Oregon’s Project Turnkey sheltered thousands as state tries to build more homes
Gov. Tina Kotek recently visited a shelter and affordable apartment complex in Clatsop County, with the state’s highest per capita homeless rate.