A longtime Portland drug treatment center is shuttering as similar programs for moms face trouble
The closure of the 37-year-old Letty Owings Center comes as substance use during pregnancy has increased
The number of Oregonians on food stamps has increased 28 percent, and now about one in six residents of the state is eligible, Oregon Public Broadcasting's Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. A family of four is eligible on earnings of $800 a month or less.
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