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The Portland Peer Support Center will give youth a chance to connect with others their age through drop-in hours, support groups and activities.

The Portland Peer Support Center will give youth a chance to connect with others their age through drop-in hours, support groups and activities.

Local boys Ethan and Zachary would appreciate Christmas gifts this year but their family is struggling financially, according to a letter the family’s caseworker Amanda wrote to Valley Santa.

Local grandfather Stephen said he and his wife, Christine, are raising their four grandchildren since his daughter was in an abusive relationship and they now live with them.

Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, 50, died by suicide on Aug. 23, a day after he lost his post on the professional association.

Local mother Nancy said she and her family are still trying to replace everything they lost after their house caught fire last year.

The first-of-its-kind report lays out how people of different races and income levels struggled to get equitable care before the pandemic.

Local parents Patrick and Holly say their expenses keep growing but their paychecks aren’t and they struggle to afford everything they need for their children.

Tracy, a local mother of four children with one being a newborn, is out of work on unpaid maternity leave until at least Christmas.

Abby, a mother of six children, said she and her family live on a fixed income and “can barely make it month to month.”