The Homelessness System Pays for Nights, Not Exits | Sequel Sunday

Text the show! Portland can tow and crush a lived-in RV, then pay nearly $2,900 a month for its former occupant to sleep in a temporary shelter pod. Who gets paid when she stays—and who measures whether she ever gets out? Tonight on Sequel Sunday, we follow Methany, a composite, through the homelessness system’s own map. She starts with an RV she owns. Then come the tow truck, the shelter cot, the tiny-home clock, harm reduction, the wait for treatment, job requirements, and a health-insura...