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The economy and homelessness

KNAU News Talk - Arizona Public Radio
Published November 25, 2008 at 7:24 AM MST
Houston native Noah Rattler walks through Flagstaff on his way to Los Angeles to raise awareness on homelessness.
Houston native Noah Rattler walks through Flagstaff on his way to Los Angeles to raise awareness on homelessness.

By Gillian Ferris Kohl

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Flagstaff, AZ – When you mix together rising rates in unemployment and foreclosure, you get a recipe for homelessness. As the economic crisis worsens in Arizona, emergency shelters across the state are overflowing. And officials say they're desperate for help. Arizona Public Radio's Gillian Ferris Kohl reports.
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