Thacher Schmid

Thacher Schmid is an independent writer, musician, and former social services professional living in Portland who has worked with and written about unsheltered houseless people for years.

Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise

Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise Homeless Homicides Are On the Rise

The rising number of unhoused people being murdered in the United States is a grim and urgent reminder of our country's housing crisis.

Mar 23, 2023 / Photo Essay / Thacher Schmid

Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About

Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About

Rendered statistically invisible and targeted by restrictive laws, those living in cars are the fastest-growing segment of the unhoused US population.

Nov 11, 2021 / Thacher Schmid

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