Community members,
We are pleased to provide a summary of last week’s Street Services Coordination Center’s activity. This is a collaborative team that streamlines services offered to those living outside and to expedite homelessness related cleanup efforts throughout Portland in a compassionate manner. Our team is comprised of the Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program, Fire & Rescue, police, transportation, parks and recreation, and Multnomah County. Together we’ve taken a collective approach to remove campsites that pose the highest risk to health and safety.
Shelter referrals
The Street Services Coordination Center has designated shelter beds available to those impacted by campsite removals. We have offered shelter beds to thousands of people experiencing homelessness since April 2022. The data below only represents the number of people who said they were interested in a shelter referral last week and a call was made to determine availability.
- 37 people expressed an interest in a shelter referral
- 26 people accepted shelter referrals
- 11 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 1011
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 405
Campsite assessment, cleanup and removal highlights
The Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program assesses reported campsites, picks up garbage, provides resource referrals, and removes sites that pose health and safety risks. Using empathy and innovation, we minimize the impacts of homelessness while partner programs expand long-term access to safe, affordable housing.
From October 3 - 9, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 3930new campsite reports (727 were regarding three locations along SE Powell Blvd); including 468 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 567 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 722campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 68campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 37
- Shelter referrals accepted: 26
- Shelter beds used: 11
- Campsite reports received: 3930
- Total active campsites observed: 567
- Campsite assessments: 722
- Campsites removed: 68
See all campsite locations reported last week.
See all campsite locations reported during the last 12 weeks.
North Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- N Alma water tank
- I-5 NB off ramp at N Lombard
- I-5 NB off ramp loop at N Lombard
- I-5 NB on ramp at N Rosa Parks
- I-5 SB off ramp at N Rosa Parks
- N Minnesota and N Killingsworth
- N Minnesota and N Jessup
- N Greeley and N Going
- N Kerby off ramp from I-405
- N Kerby island
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- N Pier 99 near I-5 NB
- N Marine Dr bike path
- N Marine Dr MUP
- I-5 NB off ramp at N Marine Dr
- N Marine Way and N Marine Dr
- N Union Ct Dog Park
- N Victory Blvd (south)
- N Victory Blvd (north)
- N Victory at I-5 NB off ramp (1)
- N Victory at I-5 NB off ramp (2)
- I-5 SB on ramp near N Expo Rd
- Kenton Park at N Delaware
- Kenton Park at N Kilpatrick (1)
- Kenton Park at N Kilpatrick (2)
- N Minnesota and N Killingsworth
- N Going and N Greeley (cliffside)
- N Larrabee and N Hancock
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NE Halsey underneath NE Cesar Chavez
- NE Weidler, east of NE 42nd
- NE 65th and NE Hassalo
- I-205 NB, north of E Burnside
- I-205 SB at E Burnside
- I-205 SB at NE Glisan
- NE 100th and NE Glisan
- NE 148th underneath I-84
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- Big 4 Corners North (1)
- Big 4 Corners North (2)
- Big 4 Corners South (1)
- Big 4 Corners South (2)
- NE Ainsworth Circle, south of NE Airport Way
- NE Clackamas, west of NE 33rd
- I-84 EB, north of NE 35th and NE Halsey
- I-84 EB, east of NE 57th and NE Sandy
- NE 66th and NE Hassalo
- NE 82nd and NE Webster
- NE 82nd underneath NE Killingsworth
- NE Killingsworth ramp to NE 82nd NB
- NE 82nd and NE Columbia loop
- NE Marine Dr at I-205 NB
- NE 95th, north of NE Wygant
- NE 96th and NE Sandy
- NE 97th and NE Glisan
- NE 99th, north of NE Wygant
- NE 102nd-103rd and NE Davis
- Cross Levy
- Cross Levy East
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SE 19th and SE Division
- SE 20th and SE Ankeny
- SE 22nd and SE Ankeny
- SE 24th and SE Ankeny
- SE 28th-29th and SE Waverleigh
- SE 56th and SE Powell
- SE 57th and SE Powell
- SE 60th-61st and SE Powell (1)
- SE 60th-61st and SE Powell (2)
- SE 62nd and SE Powell
- SE 63rd and SE Powell
- SE 64th-65th and SE Powell
- SE 65th-66th and SE Powell
- SE 72nd and SE Powell
- SE 74th and SE Powell-Lafayette
- SE 76th and SE Powell Blvd Frontage Rd
- SE 77th and SE Powell
- SE 79th and SE Powell
- SE 79th and SE Powell-Franklin
- SE 79th and SE Franklin-Tibbetts
- SE 79th and SE Rhine
- SE 79th-80th and SE Tibbetts
- SE 80th-82nd and SE Rhine
- SE 82nd-84th and SE Rhine
- SwCT south of SE Cooper
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Powell
- SE Powell underneath I-205
- SE 97th-I-205 NB near Lents Elementary
- SwCT near SE Glenwood
- SE 120th-122nd and SE Lincoln
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SE Water, north of SE Tilikum
- Eastbank Esplanade, south of SE Clay
- Eastbank Esplanade, north of SE Clay
- SE 3rd and SE Pine
- SE 7th and SE Oak
- SE 7th and SE Stark-Washington
- SE 8th-9th and SE Taylor
- SE 20th and SE Morrison
- SE 27th, north of SE Hawthorne
- SE 27th and SE Clay
- SE 43rd and SE Martins
- SE 45th and SE Madison
- SE 45th and SE Powell-Haig
- SE 47th and SE Powell
- SE 67th and SE Powell
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- SE 82nd and SE Beech
- SE 82nd and SE Milton
- SE 91st and E Burnside
- SE 94th and SW Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- SwCT from SE 92nd-MUP
- Steele St Pedestrian Bridge
- I-205 SB on ramp from SE Powell
- I-205 SB on ramp from SE Washington
- SE 96th and SE Holgate
- SE 96th and SE Lincoln
- SE 107th and SE Francis
- SE 120th-128th and E Burnside
- SE 146th, north of SE Stark
- SE 146th, south of SE Stark
- SE 148th and SE Division
- SE 148th and SE Division-Woodward
- SE 148th and SE Powell-Woodward (east)
- SE 148th and SE Powell-Woodward (west)
- SE 148th and SE Taggart
- SE 148th and SE Caruthers-Grant
- SE 160th, north of SE Alder
- SE Flavel underpass to SE Mt Scott
- SwCT-SE Flavel, east of I-205
- SE Tacoma and SE Tenino
Southwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SW Naito on ramp to Morrison Bridge
- SW 2nd and SW Morrison (1)
- SW 2nd and SW Morrison (2)
- SW 4th and SW Ankeny
- SW 5th and SW Ankeny
- SW Park and SW Ankeny
- I-405 NB off ramp to SW 6th
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SW 6th and SW Pine
- I-405 SB on ramp from SW Broadway
- SW 12th and SW Cardinell
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NW 1st at Steel Bridge ramp
- NW 1st-4th and NW Everett
- NW 3rd-4th and NW Flanders
- NW 4th-5th and NW Everett
- NW 5th and NW Glisan
- Greyhound Station (all sides)
- NW 6th and NW Hoyt
- NW 6th and NW Irving, near Union Station
- NW 15th and W Burnside-NW Couch
- I-405 SB off ramp at NW 15th
- I-405 NB on ramp from NW Glisan
- NW Lovejoy underneath I-405
- NW 16th and NW Johnson
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW 1st and W Burnside
- NW 1st-4th and NW Glisan
- NW 2nd-3rd and NW Everett
- NW 3rd and W Burnside
- NW 4th and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW 4th and NW Hoyt
- NW 4th-5th and NW Everett
- NW 5th and NW Irving
- NW 6th and NW Irving
- NW Broadway and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW 8th and NW Flanders-Glisan
- NW Park and NW Couch
- NW Park and NW Davis
- NW Park and NW Flanders
- NW Park and NW Hoyt
- NW 16th and NW Lovejoy