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.
- 42 people expressed an interest in a shelter referral
- 33 people accepted shelter referrals
- 28 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 1294
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 522
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 28 - December 4, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 2529 new campsite reports (826 were regarding three locations along SE Powell Blvd); including207 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 427 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 500campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 50campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 42
- Shelter referrals accepted: 33
- Shelter beds used: 28
- Campsite reports received: 2529
- Total active campsites observed: 427
- Campsite assessments: 500
- Campsites removed: 50
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 Oswego and N Willamette
- 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 Victory and N Whitaker
- N Williams and NE Multnomah
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- N Columbia and N Landfill Rd
- N Force, south of N Expo
- I-5 NB on ramp from N Hayden Island
- N Jantzen Dr underneath I-5
- N Tomahawk Island and N Jantzen Beach
- I-205 MUP a N MLK
- N Union Ct at N MLK
- N Union Ct at Delta Park
- N Victory Blvd (1)
- N Victory Blvd (2)
- N Victory Blvd (3)
- N Denver and N Victory
- N Denver and N Schmeer
- Madrona Park (1)
- Madrona Park (2)
- N Interstate and N Going
- Pitman Hydro Park at N Interstate and N Going
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Skidmore
- N Commercial and N Jessup
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NE Lloyd near NE 1st
- NE 1st and NE Holladay
- NE Grand and NE Wasco
- NE 6th and NE Everett
- NE 6th and NE Oregon
- NE 21st and NE Oregon-Pacific
- I-205 NB, north of E Burnside (cage)
- NE 96th and NE Sandy
- NE 126th and E Burnside
- NE 127th and E Burnside-Couch
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NE MLK-Grand and NE Clackamas
- NE Grand and NE Lloyd
- Colwood Natural Areas at NE Alderwood
- NE 81st and NE Fremont-Klickitat
- NE 81st-82nd and NE Klickitat
- I-205 MUP north of E Burnside
- I-205 MUP at NE Killingsworth
- NE 100th and NE Glisan
- NE 122nd and NE Holladay-Oregon
- NE 128th and NE Clackamas-Halsey
- Cross Levy
- NE 160th and NE Stark-Alder
- NE 185th and NE Marine Dr-Riverside Pkwy (1)
- NE 185th and NE Marine Dr-Riverside Pkwy (2)
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- I-5 underneath E Burnside
- SE 6th and SE Washington
- SE 22nd-24th and SE Ankeny
- I-205 MUP near SE Tenino
- SE 45th and SE Madison
- I-205 MUP at E Burnside
- SwCT from SE Flavel-92nd
- SE 92nd, south of SE Flavel
- I-205 NB at SE Holgate
- I-205 SB off ramp to SE Stark
- SE 96th and SE Holgate
- SwCT from SE 101st-103rd
- SwCT from SE Foster-111th
- SE 120th and SE Morrison
- SE 122nd and SE Morrison
- SE 143rd and SE Division
- SE 146th and SE Stark
- SE 160th and SE Division
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SE Main-Salmon underneath I-5
- SE Water and SE Stark
- SE 3rd and SE Oak
- SE MLK-Grand and SE Clay
- SE MLK-Grand and SE Salmon
- SE MLK and SE Hawthorne
- SE Grand and SE Stark
- SE 6th and SE Oak
- SE 6th and SE Lincoln
- SE 6th-7th and SE Division St
- SE 6th-7th and SE Taylor
- SE 7th and SE Pine
- SE 7th-8th and SE Ankeny
- SE 8th and SE Yamhill
- SE 8th and SE Washington
- SE 9th-10th and SE Washington
- SE 9th-10th and SE Alder
- SE 10th and SE Taylor
- SE 11th-12th and SE Alder
- SE Mcloughlin near SE Holgate
- SE Mcloughlin near SE Center
- SE Mcloughlin near SE Rhone (1)
- SE McLoughlin near SE Rhone (2)
- SE Tacoma and SE Tenino
- SE 26th and SE Tacoma
- SE Cesar Chavez and SE Oak Ct
- SE Cesar Chavez and SE Oak-Ankeny
- SE 49th and SE Haig
- SE 50th and SE Haig
- SE 63rd and SE Powell
- SE 66th-67th and SE Powell
- SE 72nd and SE Powell
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- SE 79th and SE Powell
- SE 82nd and SE Brooklyn
- SE 82nd and SE Rhone
- SE 82nd-83rd and SE Rhone
- SE 85th and SE Brooklyn
- SE 90th-93rd and E Burnside
- SE 92nd and SE Caruthers
- SE 94th and SE Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- SE Powell underneath I-205
- West Lents Floodplain
- I-205 SB off ramp to SE Stark
- I-205 SB off ramp to SE Foster
- I-205 SB from SE Holgate-Mitchell
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Division (1)
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Division (2)
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Powell (1)
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Powell (2)
- I-205 NB near SE Boise
- I-205 NB, north of SE Mt Scott
- I-205 MUP, south of E Burnside
- I-205 MUP, north of Holgate
- I-205 MUP at SE Woodstock
- SE 96th and SE Lincoln
- SwCT-SE Flavel, east of I-205
- SwCT from I-205-SE 101st
Southwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SW Naito and SW Morrison-Harvey Milk
- SW 3rd-4th and SW Market
- SW 12th and SW Main-Salmon
- Ross Island Bridge (1)
- Ross Island Bridge (2)
- Ross Island Bridge (3)
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SW 1st and SW Yamhill
- SW 2nd and SW Pine
- SW 3rd and SW Yamhill
- SW 3rd-4th and SE Madison
- SW 5th and SW Ankeny
- SW 9th and SW Oak-Harvey Milk
- SW 9th and SW Harvey Milk
- SW Capitol and SW Bertha
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NW Naito, north of Broadway Bridge
- NW 2nd-3rd and NW Everett
- NW 2nd-3rd and NW Flanders
- NW Broadway and NW Couch
- NW 8th and NW Everett
- NW 8th and NW Flanders
- NW 8th and NW Glisan
- NW Park and NW Couch
- NW Park and NW Davis
- NW Park and NW Flanders
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW Naito and NW Everett
- NW 3rd and NW Flanders
- NW Broadway and NW Flanders
- NW Flanders underneath I-405
- NW 15th and NW Irving
- NW 15th and NW Johnson
- NW 15th and NW Kearney
- NW 15th-16th and NW Johnson
- NW 15th-16th and NW Kearney
- NW 15th-16th and NW Lovejoy
- NW 16th and NW Flanders-Glisan
- NW 17th and NW Glisan
- NW 20th and NW Thurman