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ON THE AIR: New health initiative aims to get people into housing and out of the ER

The topic: The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency was one of three areas in the country to be awarded a grant from Kaiser Permanente to help keep frequent users out of the emergency room and into housing. The full story is HERE. Salem will be spending nearly $500,000 to clean up homeless camps in the next three months (that story is HERE) and an art show at Infinity Room aims to elevate the voices of people experiencing homelessness. That story is HERE.

Today’s guest: Saphara Harrell, Salem Reporter’s local government reporter.

Our media partnership: Salem Reporter is teaming up with KMWV 98.3 FM for weekday morning presentations on the stories of the day.

Listen in (recorded): In Case You Missed It

Les Zaitz · In Case You Missed It – With Saphara Harrell of Salem Reporter

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