Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative

NEWS

A promotional image the reads 2025 point-in-time count and includes the drawing of several raised hands.
January 23rd 2025

Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas counties join in second PSU-led tri-county Point in Time Count

Starting Thursday, Jan. 23, outreach workers, service providers and volunteers...
Campus skybridge
January 21st 2025

Portland State releases new statewide homelessness report for 2024

In Oregon, sheltered homelessness increased 24% between January 2023 and...
Outside of a motel
November 14th 2024

Shelter model improves outcomes for people experiencing homelessness

In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon legislature funded 19...
Drone image of downtown Portland
September 26th 2024

Subsidized housing tenants face eviction at higher rates, PSU report finds

Once a tenant can secure subsidized housing, they should be able to enjoy...
Portland downtown skyline
May 28th 2024

Evicted in Oregon report details mental, physical impacts on tenants facing eviction

Eviction rates in Oregon have surpassed pre-pandemic levels with more than...
Portland, Oregon | Photo by NashCo
April 16th 2024

New report indicates alternative shelters lead to better outcomes for people experiencing homelessness

A new report from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action...
Portland State campus
February 2nd 2024

Portland State releases 2023 Oregon statewide homelessness report

Homelessness in Oregon increased by 8.5 percent from 2022, according to...
Photo of PSR and Portland Fire handing out water bottles during a heat wave.
April 25th 2022

Alternative police response yields social services, no arrests in first year

Portland Street Response (PSR), the city’s new first-response unit,...
Todd Ferry and students
April 5th 2022

New PSU study examines effectiveness of tiny pod villages as alternative shelter for people experiencing homelessness

Researchers at Portland State University released one of the first studies...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
a person holding the Changing the Narrative comic book
February 10th 2022

Comics about homelessness educate and create community connection

When Portland State University instructor Kacy McKinney got the idea to create...
Research Symposium
October 25th 2021

Research on homelessness, racial equity during COVID presented at PSU-OHSU symposium

Researchers, practitioners and elected officials gathered virtually for...