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The Many Faces of Homelessness

On a dirt road, much closer to town than you think, the masses are commuting in from their makeshift camps in the High Desert.

Get a job, they say. Find a home, people shout. But for Central Oregon’s homeless population, every story is unique, and the ultimate solutions far from black and white. Each Monday, volunteers head out to Bureau of Land Management lands near Redmond with water and propane donated by St. Vincent de Paul. The volunteers estimate […]

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Connecting the Disconnect, Homeless Voices

Stories from the Central Oregon Homeless Population

Last week, the Homeless Leadership Coalition (HLC) held a Point-In-Time Count throughout Oregon to survey those who are homeless. A complex issue, the definition of homelessness encompasses those who have no permanent housing, whether sheltered or unshelteredโ€”sleeping on streets, living out of cars, motels and campsites. The annual effort is twofold: to gather data to […]

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