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The third freedom: New group seeks to address shelter needs for homeless

By Brenna Wiegand It took just one winter for Silverton Warming Shelter volunteers to realize Silverton’s got a homelessness crisis. The past two years they’ve provided a place for people to stay in freezing weather. However, once it gets above 34 degrees, the shelter closes, leaving little settling-in time and even less for workers to connect with the people and […]

Housing debate: St. Edward’s offers one small solution to homelesness

By Melissa Wagoner “We all know that it’s a scary topic,” City Councilor Dana Smith recently said of the homeless problem in Silverton. “And there is a pervasive belief that by helping people you are inviting more people.” But an invitation is just what Smith is hoping to issue – not to the homeless – to the public at large. […]