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The following includes a news release from the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission and the Region VI Housing Coalition. IDAHO FALLS — As temperatures plunge and winter weather arrives in force, many individuals in Eastern Idaho continue to lack a warm home, shelter and stable food supplies. Due to unforeseen job loss, illness, addiction, rising housing costs and the current economy, families and individuals are forced to live out of cars, RVs, in tents or on the streets. The annual Homeless Stand Down serves those that are currently homeless or are at risk of being homeless. It runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p…

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