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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 05 > Region has 6th-highest homeless rate in U.S.

Region has 6th-highest homeless rate in U.S.

With services in high demand, shelter officials aren’t surprised

By Inka Bajandas / The Bulletin
September 5, 2009

Chris Clouart, managing director of the Bethlehem Inn homeless shelter in Bend, wasn’t surprised to hear that Central Oregon has the sixth-highest homeless rate in the nation, according to a report compiled by the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

“It’s eminently accurate,” he....

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