For people wondering what they can do to make a difference when it comes to homelessness, the Campbell River and District Coalition to End Homelessness has an answer.

The coalition recently created a document resource just for that purpose. The document suggests things like volunteering, donating, advocacy, education, and even voting to help make a difference.

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One of the categories Hendrickson emphasized was the B次元官网网址渟tay informedB次元官网网址� category. It includes suggestions like learning about homelessness and housing insecurity through social media, or by visiting reputable websites and more.

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The document will be available on the CoalitionB次元官网网址檚 website. However, Hendrickson said that B次元官网网址渨eB次元官网网址檙e always happy for people to reach out.

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The guide is available online.

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