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Homelessness rises amid high Odessa housing costs
Vargas family and a growing number of Odessa residents face homelessness as housing costs squeeze budgets. Survey counts show 71 people homeless this year, with more women and longer stays in shelters like Salvation Army and Family Promise. ECISD provides bus transport and free meals to students facing unstable housing while nonprofits report rising aid needs. Vargas and others describe sudden losses and ongoing job searches in a tight housing market.
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Permian
Vargas
Vargas Mily
Odessa
VISTA
Erika Chavez
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chavez
Ector County Independent
ECISD
Scott Randolph
Randolph
Salvation Army
Red Shield Lodge
Kay Hanks
Hanks
Linda
Stan Jones
Joneses
Linda Jones
Family Promise
Kara Evenson- Dorothy
Evenson- Dorothy
Evenson-Dorothy