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The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has announced plans to shut down any unsanctioned homeless camps in the city, calling the crisis a vortex of misery for all involved during a press conference.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, plans to ban camping on city streets and move unhoused people to designated campsites, as the growing homeless population has become the top concer...

An Oregon mayor plans to ban camping on Portland streets in the next year and a half.

An Oregon mayor plans to ban camping on Portland streets in the next year and a half. The growing homeless population has become the top concern for the vast majority of city residents.

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The Oregon Health Authority reported that 207 homeless people died in Oregon in from January to June 2022.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- With high inflation driving rising food prices, Elma Lou Ortiz hardly thinks its surprising that more people are showing up at the food pantry operated by Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi in Texas. Our clients, they are overwhelmed with how much everything has gone up. Even people who are receiving food stamp benefits are coming to our pantry, said Ortiz, director of the agencys Crisis Assistance and Self-sufficiency Services Department. The evidence is in the numbe

Whether in southern Texas or elsewhere, those who provide food to people in need report seeing more low-income working families and senior citizens seeking assistance. They are hearing from people who are having to carefully choose how to spend their limited financial resources with inflation.

The goal is to spread information about cooling centers and resources while also handing out water and other supplies to people living on the street.

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