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Carole Hinojosa

Carole Hinojosa
After three decades living unhoused and addicted in Portland, Oregon, Carole Hinojosa now serves the people she used to live amongst. With fearless candor, Carole narrates her past, including the circumstances that led her to separate from her young daughter. Ten years after a court order that changed her life, Carole walks us through her days— her tireless advocacy on behalf of people whose lives she understands intimately as well as her reunion with her beloved daughter.


Carole Hinojosa on Motherhood in the Face of Addiction

“Everybody says they care and want to help. Does anybody really care?”
August 15, 2025  By Carole Hinojosa
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