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.
- 39 people expressed an interest in a shelter referral
- 24 people accepted shelter referrals
- 14 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 974
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 400
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 September 26 - October 2, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 3193 new campsite reports (823 were regarding three locations along SE Powell Blvd); including 447 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 609active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 781campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 70campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 38
- Shelter referrals accepted: 24
- Shelter beds used: 14
- Campsite reports received: 3193
- Total active campsites observed: 609
- Campsite assessments: 781
- Campsites removed: 70
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 Carey and N Princeton-Willamette
- N Montana and N Liberty
- N Minnesota and N Killingsworth-Ainsworth
- N Going and N Interstate
- N Going St near N Going Ct
- N Going and N Greeley (1)
- N Going and N Greeley (2)
- I-5 SB on ramp from N Going (2)
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
- I-5 NB off ramp at N Marine Dr
- N Marine Way and N Marine Dr
- N Union Ct Dog Park
- N Victory at I-5 NB off ramp
- 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 Jessup
- N Minnesota and N Killingsworth
- N Going and N Greeley (cliffside)
- N Kerby off ramp from I-405
- N Larrabee and N Hancock
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NE Argyle, west of NE 33rd
- NE 33rd and NE Holland
- NE Halsey underneath NE Cesar Chavez (a)
- I-84 EB off ramp at NE 68th
- NE 68th near Donald E. Long
- NE 68th and NE Halsey
- NE 82nd and NE Milton
- I-205 SB, north of NE Glisan
- NE 125th-127th and E Burnside
- NE 125th Pl and NE Shaver
- NE 125th Pl, north of NE Shaver
- NE 128th and E Burnside
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NE Halsey underneath NE Cesar Chavez
- NE Weidler, east of NE 42nd
- NE 65th and NE Hassalo
- NE 66th 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
- Cross Levy
- Cross Levy East
- NE MLK at the Columbia Slough (south side)
- Big 4 Corners North (1)
- Big 4 Corners North (2)
- Big 4 Corners South (1)
- Big 4 Corners South (2)
- NE 148th underneath I-84
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SE Water and SE Alder
- SE Water-2nd and SE Morrison
- SE MLK-Grand and SE Morrison
- SE 6th-7th and SE Washington-Stark
- SE 8th and SE Yamhill
- SE 9th and SE Taylor
- SE 10th and SE Stephens
- SE 14th and SE Alder
- SE 23rd and SE Harney (a)
- SE 30th and SE Alder
- SE 36th and SE Lafayette
- SE 37th and SE Stark-Oak (1)
- SE 37th and SE Stark-Oak (2)
- SE 38th-Cesar Chavez and SE Oak
- SE Cesar Chavez and SE Oak
- SE 48th and SE Woodstock
- SE 81st and SE Raymond (a)
- I-205 MUP at SE 93rd
- I-205 NB from SE Holgate-Cora
- I-205 NB near SE Mt Scott
- I-205 SB on ramp at SE Foster
- I-205 NB/SB from SE Foster-Woodstock
- I-205 MUP from SE Holgate-Schiller
- Steele St Pedestrian Bridge
- SE 97th and SE Center
- SE 111th-112th and SE Clinton
- SE 120th-122nd and E Burnside
- SE 120th-122nd and SE Lincoln
- SE 136th and SE Powell (water bureau)
- SwCT from SE 145th-174th (1)
- SE 152nd and SE Foster
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- 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 45th and SE Madison
- 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 67th and SE Powell
- SE 72nd and SE Powell
- SE 74th and SE Powell-Lafayette
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- 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 and SE Beech
- SE 82nd and SE Milton
- SE 82nd-84th and SE Rhine
- SE 94th and SW Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- SwCT from SE 92nd-MUP
- SwCT south of SE Cooper
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Powell
- I-205 SB on ramp from SE Powell
- I-205 SB on ramp from SE Washington
- SE Powell underneath I-205
- SE 97th-I-205 NB near Lents Elementary
- SE 122nd-125th and E Burnside
- SE 146th, north of SE Stark
- SE 146th, south of SE Stark
- SE 160th, north of SE Alder
- SwCT near SE Glenwood
- 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:
- I-405 NB off ramp to SW 4th
- I-405 SB from SW 4th-Naito
- SW Oak-Harvey Milk and SW Naito
- SW Naito-1st and SW Morrison
- SW 1st and SW Ankeny
- SW 3rd and SW Main
- Hwy 26 on ramp from SW 13th
- SW Jefferson St and SW Canyon
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SW 4th and SW Ankeny
- SW 5th and SW Ankeny
- SW Park and SW Ankeny
- I-405 NB off ramp to SW 6th
- I-405 SB on ramp from SW Broadway
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- W Burnside and NW Naito SB
- NW 1st and W Burnside
- NW 1st and NW Flanders
- NW 2nd and NW Davis
- NW 2nd and NW Flanders
- NW 3rd and NW Everett
- NW 3rd and NW Flanders
- NW 4th and NW Flanders
- NW Park and NW Couch
- NW Park and NW Davis
- NW Park-9th and NW Couch
- NW 9th and NW Irving
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW 1st at Steel Bridge ramp
- NW 1st-4th and NW Everett
- NW 1st-4th and NW Glisan
- NW 3rd-4th and NW Flanders
- NW 4th and NW Hoyt
- 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 Broadway and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW 15th and W Burnside-NW Couch
- I-405 NB on ramp from NW Glisan
- I-405 SB off ramp at NW 15th
- NW Lovejoy underneath I-405
- NW 16th and NW Lovejoy
- NW 16th and NW Johnson