By Megan V. Williams
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Wilmington, NC – More than 600 people are estimated to be homeless in Pender, Brunswick, and New Hanover Counties. It's a problem the region's trying to tackle with a 10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness. The draft version was released this week and one of it's authors recently sat down with WHQR's Megan Williams.
More than 300 regions across the nation have created 10 Year Plans - a centerpiece of the Bush Administration's attempt to tackle homelessness. According to the local committee co-chair, Spiro Macris, ending homelessness here in the Cape Fear region starts with a few key resources.
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A longer version of this interview will be posted by 12 noon Friday
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Learn more about the 10 Year Plan at its official website
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