Homelessness 101
Some Facts
- According to HUD's 2014 Point-In-Time Count, in Oregon approximately 12,164 Oregonians had no place to call home SEE OCHH HOMEPAGE FOR THE 2018 POINT-IN-TIME INFORMATION
SEE RESOURCE PAGE FOR THE "2018 OUT OF REACH: THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING" REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION
The Hourly Wage it Takes to Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment in Each State. For full article click on link. (NewsChannel 4 - kfor.com) (National Low Income Housing Coalition)
"There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help" - Jan Schakowsky
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"Without the sleeping bag I'm just somebody up early in the morning, sitting under a tree. With the sleeping bag I'm nobody up early, sitting under a tree: a slight, but important difference in how I'll be perceived." Craig Stone, The Squirrel That Dreamt of Madness