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Jessica Gamble pauses while cleaning up a campsite off China Hat Road a week after the area was closed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Jessica Gamble pauses while cleaning up a campsite off China Hat Road a week after the area was closed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Bend service provider uses blend of training, personal experience to help homeless people

May 277 min read

Penny Gartner tears up while talking about the May 1 sweep of the area by the U.S. Forest Service at her campsite near China Hat Road south of Bend in March 2025. Photo by Joe Kline.

Penny Gartner tears up while talking about the May 1 sweep of the area by the U.S. Forest Service at her campsite near China Hat Road south of Bend in March 2025. Photo by Joe Kline.

China Hat sweep forces hundreds of homeless people from the forest

May 117 min read

Zack Polton sits at his campsite off China Hat Road outside Bend. Polton, originally from Iowa, has lived in a former school bus in and around Bend for several years. Photo by Joe Kline.

Zack Polton sits at his campsite off China Hat Road outside Bend. Polton, originally from Iowa, has lived in a former school bus in and around Bend for several years. Photo by Joe Kline.

China Hat camper scrambles to find home amid looming forest service sweep

Apr 226 min read

A man wearing a baseball cap and green button-down flannel pets his dog beside a camping grill.

A man wearing a baseball cap and green button-down flannel pets his dog beside a camping grill.

Bend man finds home after living in forest for two years

Apr 86 min read

Toy wooden blocks with painted letters sit on a table, arranged to spell "home."

Toy wooden blocks with painted letters sit on a table, arranged to spell "home."

If you want to help homeless people, listen

Mar 2411 min read

Patricia Griffith, wearing a hat and thick flannel shirt, gazes off to the right, as she stands beside a cross adorned in notes and decorations and hand-written notes, such as "Our Friends," written in bold black letters.

Patricia Griffith, wearing a hat and thick flannel shirt, gazes off to the right, as she stands beside a cross adorned in notes and decorations and hand-written notes, such as "Our Friends," written in bold black letters.

Central Oregon transgender woman strives to escape homelessness in face of mounting barriers

Mar 1110 min read

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