Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing between violence and the street.

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.

To break free from the domestic abuse and to protect her children, Rachel experienced homelessness in hopes of something safer on the other side.

Most cities, such as Portland where Michelle now lives, do not offer many safe, clean, accessible or free restrooms despite public health experts acknowledging the very real, very ordinary need.

Most women who have experienced homelessness report experiencing violence from strangers. Transgender women find they face additional challenges.

The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.

In 2018 Ruth Monroy, Juan Perla and their children, including a then-infant son, fled their home country of El Salvador to escape gang violence. The decision comes after more than a year of strife and upwards of $200,000 in legal fees on the city's behalf.

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.

“If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.” But Vance left himself some wiggle room, adding, “There’s a little bit of gray area there, but we’re very ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A tech hub in Corvallis led by researchers at Oregon State University, was awarded a $45 million federal grant to develop and manufacture microfluidics technology — a ...

The program from Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center will work to help connect people experiencing homelessness to services.