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Based on the one night count - over 70% of the homeless in Central Oregon work.   Just because someone is homeless doesn't mean they don't work hard at what you would say is a "traditional" job.

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The fast growing segment of low-income families are the working poor. These are people who have jobs, albeit low-wage jobs, but cannot keep up with the cost of living in Central Oregon. They are a hidden poor, hidden homeless - who live in cars, live with relatives and friends, or in the hotels. They are not just on the streets or in the camps. A ten-year plan should help alleviate all types of homeless. And it could if each of the governing bodies in the area adopt and encourage it.

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