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NewsApril 9, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. � Missouri is getting close to $280,000 in federal funding for housing for homeless veterans. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development unveiled $43 million in grants for local housing agencies across the country Friday. ...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. � Missouri is getting close to $280,000 in federal funding for housing for homeless veterans.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development unveiled $43 million in grants for local housing agencies across the country Friday.

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A portion of that money will go to housing authorities in the St. Louis area, Springfield, Joplin and parts of Southeast Missouri.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in a Friday statement said homelessness disproportionately affects veterans. She touted the funding.

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