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.
- 32 people expressed an interest in a shelter referral
- 30 people accepted shelter referrals
- 11 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 1177
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 464
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 November 7 - 13, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 2030 new campsite reports (383 were regarding three locations along SE Powell Blvd); including 231 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 411 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 496campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 57campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 32
- Shelter referrals accepted: 30
- Shelter beds used: 11
- Campsite reports received: 2030
- Total active campsites observed: 411
- Campsite assessments: 496
- Campsites removed: 57
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 Richmond and N Lombard-Center
- N Richmond and N Crawford (1)
- N Richmond and N Crawford (2)
- BES triangle, south of N Crawford
- N Schmeer, west of I-5
- I-5 SB on ramp from N Columbia
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- N Force, south of N Expo
- N Suttle Rd
- N Union Ct at N MLK
- I-5 NB off ramp at N Marine
- I-5 NB on ramp at N Victory (1)
- I-5 NB on ramp at N Victory (2)
- N Denver and N Schmeer
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Columbia
- I-5 NB at N Columbia
- N Columbia and N Argyle
- N Columbia, west of N Argyle
- Madrona Park (1)
- Madrona Park (2)
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Skidmore
- N Loring and N Harding
- N Loring and N Albina
- N Williams and N Wheeler-Weidler
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NE 6th and NE Clackamas
- NE 31st and NE Wasco
- NE 33rd and NE Sunderland (north)
- NE 33rd and NE Sunderland (south)
- NE Clackamas, west of NE 33rd
- NE 33rd and NE Lombard loop
- I-84 EB off ramp to NE 33rd
- NE Halsey, west of NE 34th
- NE 35th and NE Lombard
- NE 36th and NE Lombard
- NE Lombard, east of NE 36th
- NE 60th and NE Cully
- NE 162nd and NE Halsey
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NE MLK at I-84 EB
- NE Grand and NE Lloyd
- NE 16th and NE Lloyd
- NE 42nd and NE Lombard on/off ramps
- NE 60th and NE Ainsworth
- NE Ainsworth near NE Portland Hwy
- Colwood Natural Areas at NE Alderwood
- I-205 MUP at NE Killingsworth
- I-205 NB, north of E Burnside (cage)
- NE 96th and NE Sandy
- NE 99th and E Burnside
- NE 99th, north of NE Wygant
- NE 100th and NE Glisan
- NE 128th and NE Clackamas-Halsey
- Cross Levy
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- West of SE Water, underneath Morrison Bridge
- SE Water and SE Morrison
- SE Morrison, west of SE 2nd
- SE 2nd-3rd and SE Ash
- SE 3rd and SE Ankeny-Ash
- SE 39th and SE Yamhill (a)
- SE 49th and SE Hawthorne
- SE 49th and SE Clay
- SE 76th and E Burnside
- SE 80th and SE Pine
- SE 81st and SE Oak-Ash
- SE 81st-82nd and SE Oak
- SE 81st-82nd and SE Ash
- SE 145th and SE Division
- SE 160th and SE Division
- SE 160th, north of SE Alder
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- I-5 underneath E Burnside
- SE Water and SE Washington
- SE Belmont, east of SE Water
- SE Madison, east of SE Water
- SE Hawthorne, east of SE Water
- SE Oak, west of SE 2nd
- SE 2nd and SE Hawthorne
- SE 3rd and SE Madison
- SE 3rd-MLK and SE Belmont
- SE MLK and SE Alder
- SE 9th and SE Salmon
- SE 9th-10th and SE Yamhill
- SE 11th and SE Oak
- I-205 MUP near SE Tenino
- SE 26th and SE Tenino
- SE Tacoma and SE Tenino
- SE 26th and SE Tacoma
- SE 60th-61st and SE Powell
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- SE 79th and SE Powell
- SwCT at SE 82nd
- SE 88th and SE Holgate-Pardee
- SE 88th and SE Pardee-Schiller
- SE 91st and E Burnside
- SE 91st and E Burnside Frontage Rd
- SE 92nd and SE Caruthers
- SE 94th and SE Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- I-205 MUP at E Burnside
- SE Powell underneath I-205
- West Lents Floodplain
- SwCT from SE Flavel-92nd
- SE Lambert field
- I-205 SB off ramp to SE Stark
- I-205 NB near SE Boise
- I-205 NB at SE 96th and Holgate
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Woodstock
- SE 96th and SE Holgate
- SE 96th and SE Lincoln
- SE 96th cul-de-sac
- SE 98th, south of SE Division
- SE 101st and SE Division
- SwCT-SE Flavel, east of I-205
- SwCT from I-205-SE 101st
- SwCT from SE 101st-103rd
- SwCT from SE Foster-111th
- SE 117th and SE Ash
- SE Naegeli Ct-174th and SE Naegeli
Southwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SW Naito and SW Harvey Milk
- SW 1st and SW Oak
- SW 1st and SW Harvey Milk
- SW Montgomery bike path
- HWY 26 WB near SW 18th
- I-405 SB on ramp from SW Broadway
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- Morrison Bridge off ramp to SW Naito
- Morrison Bridge ramp at SW Alder
- SW Naito and SW Columbia
- SW Naito and SW Columbia-Jefferson
- SW Naito and SW Taylor
- SW 1st and SW Ash
- SW 1st and SW Morrison
- SW 1st and SW Washington
- SW 2nd and W Burnside
- SW 2nd and SW Pine
- SW 2nd and SW Oak
- SW 2nd and SW Yamhill
- SW 4th and SW Alder-Washington
- SW 4th and SW Washington
- SW Park and W Burnside-SW Ankeny
- SW Park and SW Columbia
- SW Park and SW Columbia-Jefferson
- SW 9th and W Burnside-SW Ankeny
- SW 10th and SW Main
- SW 10th and SW Main-Salmon
- SW 10th and SW Clay-Columbia
- SW 10th and SW Columbia-Jefferson
- SW 10th-11th and SW Main
- SW 11th and SW Jefferson-Main
- SW 13th and SW Montgomery
- Hwy 26 EB ramp to I-405 SB
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NW 1st, underneath the MAX ramp (1)
- NW 1st, underneath the MAX ramp (2)
- NW 4th and NW Flanders-Glisan
- NW 4th-5th and NW Hoyt
- NW 5th and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW 6th-Broadway and NW Hoyt
- NW Broadway and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW 17th-18th and NW Irving
- NW 18th and NW Irving-Johnson
- NW 18th-19th and NW Irving
- NW 19th and NW Hoyt
- NW 19th and NW Irving-Johnson
- NW 20th and NW Hoyt
- NW 20th and NW Vaughn-Wilson
- NW 23rd and NW Reed
- NW 24th and NW Westover
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW Naito and W Burnside
- NW Naito and NW Glisan southbound
- NW 1st and W Burnside
- NW 1st-2nd and NW Couch
- NW 2nd and NW Couch
- NW 2nd and NW Davis
- NW 2nd-3rd and NW Glisan
- NW 3rd and W Burnside-NW Couch
- NW 3rd and NW Davis
- NW 4th-5th and NW Everett
- NW 5th and NW Davis
- NW 5th and NW Hoyt-Irving
- NW 6th and NW Hoyt-Irving
- NW 6th-Broadway and NW Hoyt
- NW Station Way and NW Lovejoy Ct
- NW 20th and NW Thurman