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KLCC's Elizabeth Gabriel reports on high school graduation rates for students experiencing homelessness. Kathleen is a 22-year-old living in Eugene, Oregon. We’re not using her full name  to protect her privacy. She’s a young mother of two kids and recently started working as a peer support specialist for a local non-profit that helps youth experiencing homelessness. But Kathleen’s own journey hasn’t been easy. Her experience with homelessness in high school almost prevented her from getting her diploma.    Kathleen has experienced trauma since the age of seven when her father die...

Credit Martin Rafferty    The Eugene organization Youth Era is opening a drop-in center for students in need of resources. The program will begin as soon as COVID-19 protocols allow. The building is called the Eugene Drop, which will serve students who need access to Wi-Fi or are experiencing homelessness. Youth Era’s CEO Martin Rafferty hopes providing a safe space for students will help destigmatize youth homelessness. “The theory that we have is that part of what's happening is that they are over identifying with that label as being a homeless youth or belonging to the streets," sai...