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The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) and the Urban League of Portland (ULPDX) have received a $1.2 million grant
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Imagine two people. One is a senior citizen who, after a lifetime of toiling in low-paid jobs, now scrapes by
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Oregon suffers from a severe, long-standing housing crisis. Many families are one missed paycheck away from eviction, tens of thousands
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