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Homeless “point in time count” Wednesday

By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early Wednesday, teams of volunteers will fan out across Cattaraugus County in search of homeless people — part of an annual count by the Continuum of Care […]

Homeless Task Force is named by Olean mayor

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) 201 E State Street was previously considered as a homeless / code blue shelter in the City.

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello on Tuesday announced the formation of the Olean Homelessness Task Force, a group of 14 community groups and agencies to help city […]

Treat hunger as the local crisis it is

Olean Food Pantry

By Kelsey Boudin  Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving […]