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
- 28 people accepted shelter referrals
- 14 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 1145
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 453
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 31 - November 6, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 2368 new campsite reports (218 were regarding three locations along SE Powell Blvd); including 343 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 502 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 615campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 69campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 39
- Shelter referrals accepted: 28
- Shelter beds used: 14
- Campsite reports received: 2368
- Total active campsites observed: 502
- Campsite assessments: 615
- Campsites removed: 69
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:
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Marine Dr
- N Mobile and N Lombard
- N Lombard and N Brandon
- N Interstate-Larrabee and N Dixon
- N Larrabee and N Hancock (1)
- N Larrabee and N Hancock (2)
- N Vancouver and NE Broadway
- N Wheeler and N Kerby
- Failing St Pedestrian Bridge (1)
- Failing St Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- Charles Jordan Community Center
- 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 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 Schmeer, west of I-5
- N Denver and N Schmeer
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Columbia
- I-5 NB at N Columbia
- I-5 SB on ramp from N Columbia
- Madrona Park (1)
- Madrona Park (2)
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Skidmore
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NE Oregon at Steel Bridge
- NE Grand-6th and NE Halsey
- NE Grand-6th and NE Clackamas
- NE 62nd and NE Cully
- NE 62nd and NE Prescott
- NE 87th and NE Emerson walking path
- NE 87th-89th and NE Emerson
- NE 99th and E Burnside
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 6th and NE Clackamas
- NE 16th and NE Lloyd
- NE 31st and NE Wasco
- NE Clackamas, west of NE 33rd
- I-84 EB off ramp to NE 33rd
- NE Halsey, west of NE 34th
- NE 33rd and NE Sunderland (north)
- NE 33rd and NE Sunderland (south)
- NE 33rd and NE Lombard loop
- NE 35th and NE Lombard
- NE 36th and NE Lombard
- NE Lombard, east of NE 36th
- NE 42nd and NE Lombard on/off ramps
- NE 60th and NE Cully
- Colwood Natural Areas at NE Alderwood
- I-205 NB, north of E Burnside (cage)
- NE 96th and NE Sandy
- NE 99th, north of NE Wygant
- NE 100th and NE Glisan
- Cross Levy
- NE 162nd and NE Halsey
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- Eastbank Esplanade, south of SE Clay
- SE 3rd-MLK and SE Alder
- Hawthorne Bridge on ramp from SE MLK
- SE Grand-7th and SE Caruthers
- SE 9th-10th and SE Division
- SE 33rd Ave and SE Powell
- SE 35th-37th and SE Oak
- SE 37th and SE Oak-Stark
- SE 37th-Cesar Chavez and SE Oak (1)
- SE 37th-Cesar Chavez and SE Oak (2)
- SE 38th and SE Rhine
- SE Cesar Chavez and SE Stark-Oak
- SE Cesar Chavez and SE Oak-Ankeny
- Laurelhurst Park Annex
- SE 52nd and SE Foster-Lafayette
- SE 52nd-54th and SE Lafayette
- SE 57th and SE Powell
- SE 67th and SE Powell
- SE 74th and SE Powell
- SE 79th and SE Harold (a)
- SE 88th and SE Malden
- SE 96th and SE Cora
- Lambert Field
- SE Lambert St near Lambert Field
- SwCT from SE Lambert-SE Flavel
- SE Mt Scott Blvd cul-de-sac
- SE 102nd and SE Woodstock
- SE 118th and SE Holgate
- SE 121st-122nd and SE Rhone
- SE 122nd and SE Rhone
- SE 133rd and SE Raymond cul-de-sac
- SE 133rd-134th and SE Prescott
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- I-5 underneath E Burnside
- West of SE Water, underneath Morrison Bridge
- SE Water and SE Morrison
- SE Water and SE Washington
- SE Morrison, west of SE 2nd
- SE Oak, west of SE 2nd
- SE 2nd-3rd and SE Ash
- SE 3rd and SE Ankeny-Ash
- Morrison Bridge on ramp from SE MLK
- SE 7th-8th and SE Salmon
- SE 9th and SE Salmon
- SE 9th-10th and SE Yamhill
- SE 11th and SE Oak
- SE 26th and SE Tenino
- SE Tacoma and SE Tenino
- SE 26th and SE Tacoma
- SE 49th and SE Hawthorne
- SE 49th and SE Clay
- SE 60th-61st and SE Powell
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- SE 76th and E Burnside
- SE 79th and SE Powell
- SE 80th and SE Powell
- SE 81st and SE Oak-Ash
- SE 81st-82nd and SE Ash
- SE 81st-82nd and SE Oak
- SE 91st and E Burnside
- SE 91st and E Burnside Frontage Rd
- SE 92nd and SE Caruthers
- SE 94th and SW Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- SE Powell underneath I-205
- 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
- SwCT at SE 82nd
- West Lents Floodplain
- SwCT from SE Flavel-92nd
- SwCT-SE Flavel, east of I-205
- SwCT from I-205-SE 101st
- SwCT from SE 101st-103rd
- SwCT from SE Foster-111th
- I-205 MUP near SE Tenino
- SE 145th and SE Divisin
- SE 160th and SE Division
- SE 160th, north of SE Alder
Southwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SW Naito and SW Harvey Milk-Pine
- SW Naito and SW Ash
- SW 2nd and SW Harvey Milk
- SW 2nd and SW Oak
- SW 10th and SW Columbia
- SW 11th and SW Columbia-Jefferson
- SW 12th and SW Columbia
- SW 12th and SW Montgomery
- SW 12th-13th and SW Montgomery
- SW 13th and SW Montgomery
- SW 13th and SW Market
- SW 13th, south of SW Market
- S Meade and SW Naito Pkwy Frontage Rd
- S Harbor and S Harrison
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- Morrison Bridge off ramp to SW Naito
- SW Naito and SW Harvey Milk
- SW Naito and SW Taylor
- SW 1st and SW Ash
- SW 1st and SW Oak
- SW 1st and SW Washington
- SW 1st and SW Harvey Milk
- SW 2nd and SW Oak
- SW Montgomery bike path
- HWY 26 WB near SW 18th
- Hwy 26 EB ramp to I-405 SB
- I-405 SB on ramp from SW Broadway
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NW 5th and NW Flanders-Glisan
- NW 9th and W Burnside-NW Couch
- NW Station Way and NW Marshall-Northrup
- NW 22nd and NW Reed
- NW 22nd and NW Thurman
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW 1st and W Burnside
- 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 and NW Hoyt-Irving
- NW 6th-Broadway and NW Hoyt
- NW Broadway and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW Station Way and NW Lovejoy Ct
- 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 Thurman
- NW 20th and NW Vaughn-Wilson
- NW 23rd and NW Reed
- NW 24th and NW Westover