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Thursday

How a friendship was forged on the front lines of the homelessness crisis

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Friday

As Portland's teacher strike goes on, parents are in a bind to find child care

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Monday

What makes a good haunted house? Haunted house pros weigh in on the fun of fear

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Wednesday

Patients struggle to navigate abortion with changing laws and provider confusion

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Wednesday

Ben Norris, 65, used to live on the streets. Now he's taking part in a pilot project in Oregon that uses Medicaid funds to pay for housing and rent for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so. Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption

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Can states ease homelessness by tapping Medicaid funding? Oregon is betting on it

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Wednesday

L holds her baby at Casa Mía in San Antonio, which provides housing and support for pregnant people and new mothers struggling with addiction. Her son, who's now 2 months old, was born healthy despite L's history of substance abuse. NPR is not using L's full name out of concern for her safety; L says she was in an abusive relationship when she became pregnant. Ilana Panich-Linsman for NPR hide caption

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In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

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Tuesday

A Texas program works to help some of the most vulnerable women and babies

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Thursday

Anna drove 40 minutes from her home to pick up free diapers from Tere Haring at Allied Women's Center in San Antonio. Anna, who is pregnant with her seventh child, says she did consider abortion: "All I could think about — like, I need an abortion because there's no way I can deal with everything going on right now and taking care of all the boys by myself and having another baby." Ilana Panich-Linsman for NPR hide caption

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They tried and failed to get an abortion. Texas family grapples with what it'll mean

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Wednesday

How a Texas family has been affected by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe

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Wednesday

Tuesday

People struggling with substance abuse are sometimes mistreated by medical providers

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Wednesday

Thanatologists are trying to recruit a new generation of people to the field

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Tuesday

Autumn Hendry moved into the Nesting Place maternity home after she became pregnant, but she wasn't allowed to stay after she began using meth and alcohol again. Katia Riddle hide caption

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Maternity homes provide support in a post-Roe world, but not without conditions

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Sunday

Parents and teachers are talking to kids about the homelessness they witness

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Thursday

Several people in Oregon succeed in suing retailers for racial discrimination

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Tuesday

JustCARE outreach worker Kendra Tate (left) helps Starr Draper complete paperwork necessary for her to move from a homeless encampment into a temporary home. Katia Riddle for NPR hide caption

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One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness

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Thursday

AP exam drops 'Roe v. Wade' questions, upsetting some students and teachers

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Thursday

A food subsidy many college students relied on is ending with the pandemic emergency

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Wednesday

A food subsidy many college students relied on is ending with the pandemic emergency

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Tuesday

Encore: Group of Black residents is suing Portland for displacement from their homes

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Saturday

A group of Black residents in Portland is suing the city for displacement from their homes

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Saturday

A holiday concert for the unhoused in Portland brings joy

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Monday

Portland finds it's hard to disentangle the rise in crime from the housing crisis

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Friday

Abortion funds navigate a new legal reality post-Roe

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