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The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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To break free from the domestic abuse and to protect her children, Rachel experienced homelessness in hopes of something safer on the other side.
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A worker at a Pit Stop Program site mans a public restroom facility in Los Angeles on Nov. 2, 2024. The site offers handwashing stations, hygiene products, information about local support services and staff to monitor for safety and cleanliness.
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A worker at a Pit Stop Program site mans a public restroom facility in Los Angeles on Nov. 2, 2024. The site offers handwashing stations, hygiene products, information about local support services and staff to monitor for safety and cleanliness.
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