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		<title>Cecil County Homeless: Health Dept., Schools Differ on Numbers; Charities See Faces of Homeless, Govt. Focuses on Grants</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County health officials count 191 homeless people in Cecil County— a count achieved without anyone from the agency going to the tent encampments where many homeless people live— while Cecil County Public Schools (CCPS) count 720 students who are considered homeless. The discrepancies stem, at least in part, from the health and CCPS officials using different definitions under different federal laws. But advocates for the homeless say the numbers are closer to the schools’ assessment and more needs to be done to help. During a meeting of the county Board of Health— consisting of the County Council, County Executive Tari Moore and Stephanie Garrity, the county Health Officer— on Tuesday, county government officials from health, social services and housing agencies outlined their count of the homeless and various federally-funded programs with grants to those agencies totaling about $290,000 a year. In addition Mike Brandon, a pastor who operates the Paris Foundation that provides meals and supplies to the homeless at an Elkton location on Bridge Street, described the circumstances and problems that lead people to become homeless. Churches and private non-profit groups provide the bulk of direct care for the homeless in Cecil County. Meeting Ground operates a day [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeless in Cecil County Estimated at 300; Schools See Rise in Homeless Kids</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Non-profit groups that aid the homeless estimate there are about 300 homeless adults in Cecil County while the county’s public schools have seen a recent sharp rise in the number of homeless students, County Commissioners were told Tuesday. The commissioners held a worksession Tuesday afternoon on budget requests from the county school system and representatives of several non-profit organizations as part of deliberations on the Fiscal 2013 budget. Several groups that serve the homeless population, including veterans, in the county are requesting modest amounts to supplement their own fundraising efforts and pointed out their programs save the county money in the long run by seeking to return homeless people to productive lives in society. The Cecil County Men’s Shelter, which operates a home for 15 men including 10 veterans, received $7,750 from the county in the current budget year and is requesting $25,000 in the upcoming budget. Meeting Ground, which operates several programs aiding the homeless, including a “day” shelter in Elkton and an Earleville farm serving families with children, currently receives $11,750 and is requesting $25,000. Meeting Ground also co-ordinates a winter shelter program that rotates among various churches throughout the county, providing overnight beds and meals to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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