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Narissa Dieterich and Anthony Mignogna play with a puppy at their campsite in Wallace Marine Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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Lindsay Dent, program manager at The ARCHES Project, speaks with Riva Salmela during the annual point in time count to assess homelessness, in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
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Homeless camps next to I-5 highway in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
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Maggy Johnston, of The ARCHES Project, carries a bag of supples to pass out while climbing down a retaining wall during the annual point in time count to assess homelessness, in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
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Peter Buekea, outreach case manager with Northwest Human Services, walks Raymond Rampy out to the bus from Union Gospel Mission of Salem to catch a ride to the West Salem Clinic on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
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Peter Buekea, outreach case manager, talks with Scott Botel as Botel sorts his belongings in anticipation of moving into an apartment, in Wallace Marine Park on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
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A memorial for Richard Meyers at Northgate Park on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.
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A dog overlooks the parking lot at Cascades Gateway Park after vehicles were towed out the previous day, on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.
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Michael Spears, 29, talks with a member of Be Bold Street Ministry while balancing a kitten on his shoulder near his campsite at Wallace Marine Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
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Dogs stand outside of a camp at Cascades Gateway City Park on March 2, 2021.