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Using Data to Help End Homelessness

This episode of Out of the Streets of Portland focuses on one of the most important, time-consuming and altogether under-recognized tasks of the Joint Office of Homeless Services: the collection and analysis of sets of data to help guide and prioritize the work to end homelessness. ....

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Housing First, Not Housing Only

This month's episode of Out of the Streets of Portland focuses on the Housing First model, a research-based practice which rapidly ends homelessness, is cost-effective, and positively impacts quality of life and community functioning. This model is particularly effective among people who have been homeless for long periods of time and have serious psychiatric disabilities, ....

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First coordinated Portland regional homeless count is underway

All three counties in the Portland region are working together on the 2023 annual homeless count for the first time. ....

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Dozens of Oregon school districts likely undercounting homeless students – Oregon Capital Chronicle

Many Oregon schools are not successful in identifying homeless students and connecting them with food, shelter and academic support. ....

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Amid rising homelessness, Catholic-run tiny home villages build more than shelter

<p style="margin-bottom:11px">As it drizzled outside, Melanie Rodriguez methodically organized her few belongings inside a small white house with yellow trim and a front porch. She hung a purse on a hook, arranged paintbrushes on a desk, placed feminine hygiene products inside a cabinet.</p> <p>"Tiny homes are PTSD salve," said the 51-year-old. "Here there is privacy and quiet and safety."</p> ....

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