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 ...

Oregon permitted just 4,800 multifamily housing units in 2024 — the lowest in 12 years — as the state falls far short of Gov.

A counselor advocating for the homeless community in Portland says tough love and outreach are the keys to helping solve the crisis. For 28 years, Kevin Dahlgren has been working as a drug and alcohol ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — 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 ...

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 the second annual ...

The Trump administration will require that homeless service providers force people to receive behavioral health treatment in order to access long-term, federally supported housing, a move that could ...

Senate Bill 1566, sponsored by Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, sought to lower costs by 10-20% for affordable housing projects. The bill intended to clarify exemptions from ...