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In the years prior to the pandemic, Wisconsin’s reported homeless population shrank after its programs to serve them shifted their focus from temporary to permanent housing to meet updated federal requirements. For the past two years, however, homelessness has risen amid growing housing costs and other factors, and efforts to combat it may now be impacted by the end of federal pandemic relief funds that have been used by some governments for addressing homelessness.

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