The Great Recession doubtless had a hand in the rise in the numbers of homeless people across the country.
The numbers peaked in 2010, when new federal programs to reduce homelessness began.
Now the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development--HUD--reports homelessness in decline. It's an especially steep decline in Oregon, noticed by the state Department of Housing and Community Services.
A DHCS rep joins us with the numbers and the factors in their decline.
