About a year after I rode along with Wasco Code Enforcement to see how the city works with unhoused individuals to connect them to resources. Earlier this year, the City of Wasco took efforts further by dedicating a full-time staff position to the work.
Mandy Bega started with the city of Wasco in February and over the last six months has worked to connect the city, providers for those experiencing homelessness or substance abuse, and residents who are going through these scenarios.
For Bega, it’s the human element of her job that helps her push through, knowing the people on the streets of Wasco are somebody’s someone…