From the Sweet Home New Era:

Data from this year’s Point in Time (PIT) Count revealed 1,502 individuals are experiencing homelessness across the tri-county region of Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, a modest increase from last year’s total.

Those figures come from the Community Services Consortium (CSC) of  Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties, which coordinated this year’s PIT Count in January, capturing data on sheltered and unsheltered individuals and families across the region.

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