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Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services
Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services
Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services

Published on: 02/08/2026

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Amelia, 2, shows her mom, Ashley Garrison, a trinket from her pocket shortly after arriving home to their Milwaukie apartment. Garrison, who lived outside for four years, receives rent assistance paid for by the region's homeless services tax. She's nearly three years sober.

In 2020, Portland area voters passed a 1% tax on businesses and high-income earners on the promise it would “end our homelessness crisis” – a campaign catchphrase – in 10 years.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/invisible-wins-how-14-billion-has-transformed-portland-area-homeless-services.html

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