TAKE THE PRE-TEST

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The Homelessness: Real Stories, Real Solutions project was a special assignment, 18-month journalism lab developed to raise awareness, educate the public, and provide in-depth reporting on housing challenges, homelessness, and policy solutions. The project began in November 2024 and concludes this month.

At the beginning of the project, we invited people to join us on this collective community journey to dispel myths and stereotypes about homelessness by taking a pre-test to gauge their own biases and misunderstandings. As the project wraps up, we want to invite people to test again and discover their personal growth about homelessness.

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Around 1,800 people are currently experiencing homelessness across Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.

PROJECT
GOALS

Raise Awareness: Inform readers and viewers about the causes and effects of housing insecurity and homelessness.

Engage Community: Encourage community involvement and discussions around housing insecurity and homelessness.

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Help us share content

Every story in the Homelessness: Real Stories, Real Solutions series is accompanied by a toolkit with easy-to-share social posts.

We want your help sharing these professionally reported stories about homelessness and housing issues in our community.

Send an article to a friend. Share a post on social media. Forward our newsletter to a family member.

Become part of the solution just by sharing information.

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New content will usually be available on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Here are three ways to share it.

Share our posts to your Facebook and/or Instagram.
Copy and paste story content from the website directly into your newsletter, email, etc.
Click the "Download Story" button on each article to access a Google folder containing story elements such as text, photos, social posts or video.