Central Point Oregon's "Homeless Sweep" and Ashland's Forum on Homelessness Held Same Week
During the Week of February 17, 2008, two adjacent Oregon cities handled the problem of homelessness in contrasting ways.
On February 19, 2008, Central Point Oregon police teamed up with Jackson County Sheriffs Department to begin their annual "Homeless Sweep". Local law enforcement agencies got a head start this year; normally they wait until March or April to rouse the homeless off public lands.
Click here to read about what happened next and see how Ashland Oregon confronted homelessness that same week!
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