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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Thursday, candidates for Klamath County Commissioner, position 1, participated in a forum arranged by the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce. Lasting approximately two hours, the candidates answered fourteen questions ranging from their personal education to housing; including water issues, public safety, and business among others.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Every year in late January, organizations all over the United States conduct the Point In Time (PIT) count. This count collects information on people who are residing in emergency shelters, transitional housing or who are literally homeless.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown today issued further guidance on Executive Order 20-12 as it relates to Oregonians experiencing homelessness, as well as organizations that provide services to low-income Oregonians.
Read MoreNearly $3 million will help organizations statewide provide supportive services to help people out of homelessness
[No monies allocated for Klamath or Lake Counties]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nearly $3 million in Continuum of Care grants across the state, providing resources to help house and provide supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreDuring the last week of January, Klamath and Lake Community Action Services (KLCAS) coordinated several homeless Winter Give-A-Way/Point-in-Time count events. This year, the Winter Give-Away/Point-in-Time count events enabled KLCAS to both serve, and gather data on 286 homeless individuals, as well as 247 individuals currently in-need throughout Klamath and Lake Counties.
Read MoreThe Klamath Lake Community Action Services held their annual Winter Give-a-Way on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Klamath Assembly of God Church. The event is designed to provide free items, medical care and food for the homeless. New and gently used blankets, sleeping bags, clothes, jackets, gloves, medical screenings and flu vaccines were just some of the items provided to those in need.
Read MoreKlamath & Lake Community Action Services is holding their annual Winter Give-a-Way. The event is held to share gently used winter jackets, hats, gloves and blankets to those who are homeless - sleeping in a car, street camping, living in motels, sleeping in emergency shelters or living in a place not meant for humans.
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