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Article: RAMSEY COUNTY; More people need county's help even as budgets shrink; How is the economic crisis affecting Ramsey County families? A new report spells out the extent of the problem.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- March 8, 2009
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Byline: JEAN HOPFENSPERGER; STAFF WRITER
Monty Martin, who oversees the human services department in Ramsey County, looks at the latest report on family economics and winces.
Foreclosures skyrocketed from 481 in 2004 to 3,027 last year, or 629 percent.
Requests for public assistance jumped from 31,200 to 42,000 during the same time period.
Job hunters' visits to county workforce centers have soared from 48,500 to 84,000, or 42 percent, in the past two years.
They're among the figures recently released by Ramsey County as it attempts to measure the impact of the economic crisis on its residents. Armed with specific numbers, the ...