Novel state benefits to help Salem-area people avoid homelessness
Being healthy without housing is hard. Being homeless can mean never getting a good night’s sleep, not having a place to refrigerate medication or being exposed to dangerous heat and freezing weather.
With that understanding, the Oregon Health Authority is expanding the boundaries of traditional health care. As a result, more people in Salem will be able to pay their rent, get air conditioning and eat healthy food.
The benefits are part of the state’s…
