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  "path": "/news/study-rent-assistance-is-the-most-requested-support-service-among-homeless-residents/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T17:00:00.000Z",
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    "homelessness",
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    "Portland State University",
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    "Study: Rent Assistance is the Most Requested Support Service Among Homeless Residents",
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  "textContent": "The city of Portland and Multnomah County first agreed on a plan to address homelessness in 1983. What followed was a 12-point plan, a shelter reconfiguration plan, a 10-year plan, countless committees, sit-lie ordinances, and other creative solutions. In a new report, researchers deployed a fresh concept: ask homeless residents what they need. The data […]\n\nThe post Study: Rent Assistance is the Most Requested Support Service Among Homeless Residents appeared first on Portland Mercury.",
  "title": "Study: Rent Assistance is the Most Requested Support Service Among Homeless Residents"
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