Hundreds of homeless kids have fallen off the radar in Salem during coronavirus pandemic

In a typical year, Salem-Keizer Public Schools educates about 1,200 students who lack stable housing.

But that number sank at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when it became increasingly challenging for schools that had switched to remote learning to identify and help those in need.

Now, as the pandemic continues to rage, schools and local nonprofits are working to find those still unaccounted for.

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Published by Natalie Pate

Natalie Pate is a journalist and author based in Salem, Oregon. She has written about education and other topics throughout the Pacific Northwest for more than eight years. She is originally from Colorado and earned her B.A. in Politics and French from Willamette University.

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