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October 11, 2012
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Housing for Douglas County homeless veterans breaks ground

One of the first housing projects in Veterans Affairs’ nationwide campaign to end homelessness among veterans broke ground Wednesday afternoon on the Roseburg VA Medical Center campus. Representatives from the VA and Douglas County nonprofit groups NeighborWorks Umpqua and United Community Action Network celebrated the start of construction for Eagle Landing, a 55-unit housing complex. After soliciting proposals nationwide, the VA chose UCAN and NeighborWorks two years ago to develop the complex to house some of the hundreds of homeless veterans in Southern Oregon. The VA donated 9.7 acres on the Roseburg campus. Eagle Landing, which will consist of 10 …

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The News-Review Updated Nov 5, 2012 05:00PM Published Oct 16, 2012 12:22PM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.