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Initiative underway to count, assist homeless population

Pictured is one of the McMinnville homeless camps located in the area behind Lowe’s and next to Arms Apartments. Local officials are looking to get an accurate count of our homeless population on Jan. 25 and expect the number to well exceed last year’s count of 43.

Homeless camp 2.jpg — Pictured is one of the McMinnville homeless camps located in the area behind Lowe’s and next to Arms Apartments. Local officials are looking to get an accurate count of our homeless population on Jan. 25 and expect the number to well exceed last year’s count of 43.

The homeless population has soared in Warren County in recent years. On Jan. 25, local officials will join the nationwide point-in-time count in an effort to determine our homeless population.

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