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A partnership between the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe and the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs was signed Wednesday in Roseburg, tribal officials said.
In 2020, there were more than 6,000 United States veteran suicides. This averaged out to almost 17 people per day. Veteran suicide rates have trended downward but they still take their own lives 1.5 times higher than the general population.
The project to create and operate a facility in Umatilla to help take on local homelessness took another step forward.
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Carroll County officials hope to use a grant from a Taneytown-based foundation to help veterans and older adults struggling to make ends meet.
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Carroll County Bureau of Aging and Disabilities was born in 1972 as the county Commission on Aging, a division of the health department. This year, the agency is celebrating its 50th anniversary.