A year ago, the Point-in-Time survey counted 2,413 homeless people in Maine, a number that is recognized by officials and ...

Ending homelessness was a big campaign promise for Portland's mayor. Homelessness service providers say he chose methods that don't work.

In Portland, Oregon, a new mayor and the city council are in the early stages of a change of direction on tackling ...

Mayor Wilson sent a memo on Tuesday announcing his plan to remove residents at alternative homeless shelters who have not ...

Experts say the mayor’s focus on overnight-only shelters fails to get people into long-term housing with the supportive ...

One of my top priorities as The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homeless reporter is to shine a light on the way homeless services ...

Something had to be done, Keith Wilson argued, because “Portland has normalized homeless encampments.” His approach though was a type of “enforced compassion” that has been anathema in progressive ...

A new mayor swept into Portland pledging to stand up shelter and get people off the streets. In Seattle we've heard that before. One year in, here's what happened.

Portland's SSCC aids the homeless with shelter and resources while addressing health and safety by removing hazardous camps.