BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon Civic Action Project needs more people to respond to their invitation to join the region’s first civic assembly, which will focus on how to address youth homelessness.

More than 12,000 notices were mailed to random Deschutes County households, but so far, just about 200 have returned. That's only a little more than half what the group hoped for.

The deadline to respond is Sunday, July 28. The lottery to determine the 30 assembly members will be held August first. 

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