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Archive Home > 2007 > April > 14 > Homeless population grows

Homeless population grows

Lack of affordable rent in Central Oregon main cause, report finds

By Christopher Stollar / The Bulletin
April 14, 2007

The number of homeless families and couples in Central Oregon has grown by about 8 percent, and a majority of them blame the problem on the lack of affordable rent, a recent report found.

Released Thursday by the Homeless Leadership Council, the report discovered that 56 percent of the homeless....

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