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Just Compassion outlines shelter and eviction-prevention work, cites steep state funding cuts
Summary
Just Compassion told the council about its expansion from a day pantry into a year-round shelter network and case management, said it lost 75% of one eviction-prevention funding stream, and described Medicaid-linked HRSN support and a new Gresham family shelter opening in March.
Michael Austin, deputy director at Just Compassion, described the nonprofits growth from a small volunteer-run operation into the regions largest provider of certain Medicaid-linked "health related social needs" (HRSN) services. Austin told the council the group operates shelter, case management and eviction-prevention services and recently lost a substantial portion of a state…
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