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County outlines homelessness response, lists shelter capacity and housing pipeline
Summary
Clatsop County staff told the board the county coordinates a fragile, state- and federally funded homelessness system with 202 emergency shelter beds, dozens of new affordable/supportive units already leased or under construction, and roughly 204+ units in the affordable pipeline; staff warned funding cuts could threaten services.
Clatsop County staff presented an overview of the county's homelessness infrastructure and the social-service partnerships that support sheltering, treatment and housing.
County staff explained the county primarily coordinates and contracts with service providers while state and federal funding pay for many core services. "The county's role is to coordinate the partners and to administer contracts with the providers," staff said, describing a system that includes emergency shelters,…
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