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As you embark on this learning journey with us, we invite you to take an 8-question survey of your understanding of homelessness in our Central Oregon community.

A post-test will be giving in spring 2026, to help us learn how our community's perceptions and understanding of housing and homelessness issues have changed.

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Around 1,800 people are currently experiencing homelessness across Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.

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Raise Awareness: Inform readers and viewers about the causes and effects of housing insecurity and homelessness.

Engage Community: Encourage community involvement and discussions around housing insecurity and homelessness.

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Every story in the Homelessness: Real Stories, Real Solutions series is accompanied by a toolkit with easy-to-share social posts.

We want your help sharing these professionally reported stories about homelessness and housing issues in our community.

Send an article to a friend. Share a post on social media. Forward our newsletter to a family member.

Become part of the solution just by sharing information.

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New content will usually be available on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Here are three ways to share it.

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Copy and paste story content from the website directly into your newsletter, email, etc.
Click the "Download Story" button on each article to access a Google folder containing story elements such as text, photos, social posts or video.