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What it's like being an outreach worker during a pandemic

caption: King County's 2019 one-night count of people who are homeless found fewer people than in 2018. Officials say they’re not celebrating, but this indicates some progress.
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King County's 2019 one-night count of people who are homeless found fewer people than in 2018. Officials say they’re not celebrating, but this indicates some progress.
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Dawn Whitson is an outreach care coordinator working with Seattle's homeless population. She says that doing her job right now " ...feels like you're in a boat trying to paddle through a hurricane."

Dawn Whitson spoke to The Record's Bill Radke about what it's like to work in homeless services during a pandemic. This is the second part of a two part interview. You can find the full interview and transcript here.

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