$2.9M will get Linn County this many new beds for homeless
The money is spread across multiple agencies, including plans to build “emergency cottages'' for families in Sweet Home.
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The money is spread across multiple agencies, including plans to build “emergency cottages'' for families in Sweet Home.
Homeless advocates are hoping to solicit volunteers to help them in the annual point-in-time count in Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties.
Benton County officials are developing a plan to help homeless individuals more easily learn about and access helpful services.
Social service providers who focus on the homeless have received a new shot in the arm. The local Community Services Consortium, dispensing funds that originated with the federal CARES Act, has awarded more than $2.6 million to Corvallis-area groups. Disbursement of the grant money already is underway and will continue through January. The emergency services grant money will go to the Unity Shelter group, Corvallis Housing First and the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center, although itâs not clear how much which agency will receive. In an effort to fight hesitancy and misinformation about th...