Just a few minutes around Brenda Cousar, and it will not take long to realize she is a woman on a mission. Her mission: Doing all she can to help ensure the residents of the J. Van Story Branch Apartments located on 11 W. 20th Street are living their best lives.
Expert: Visuals of Portland houseless crisis exacerbated by lack of resources downtown
Kim James with Cascadia Behavioral Health says some homeless individuals may be pitching several tents as the pandemic cut down on daytime services. Author: Maggie Vespa Updated: 10:44 AM PDT May 28, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. It s no secret Portland s housing crisis was worsened by the pandemic, but it remains unknown just how much the region s homeless population has grown in the last year.
Economists estimate a 40-45% rise in homelessness during the pandemic, but we can t be sure yet how much that number has grown.
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare (CBH) has deployed outreach teams to help people on the streets find basic services and housing.
Where do homeless people go when camps are removed in Portland?
The city of Portland announced it will get more aggressive in removing homeless encampments. But where do the campers go? Author: KGW Staff Updated: 2:54 PM PDT May 27, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore After largely halting the practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Portland announced that starting May 24, crews would begin clearing more homeless camps.
Before the pandemic, the city cleared about 50 camps per week, but after COVID arrived that number dropped to about five camps per week. As of Wednesday, 13 camps in Portland are slated to be cleared.
A viewer of “The Story with Dan Haggerty” named Andrew wrote to us with a question: “I am curious as to where did the people in the 50 sweeps per week go. Also when they call it a sweep, what is the average number of campsites involved?”
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