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.
- 35 people expressed an interest in a shelter referral
- 28 people accepted shelter referrals
- 12 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 1460
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 580
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 January 2 - 8, 2023, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 1452 new campsite reports; including 114 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 395 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 419 campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 48 campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 35
- Shelter referrals accepted: 28
- Shelter beds used: 12
- Campsite reports received: 1452
- Total active campsites observed: 395
- Campsite assessments: 419
- Campsites removed: 48
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 Denver and N Schmeer
- N Courtenay and N Hunt
- N Columbia and N Portsmouth
- N Tillamook east of N Kerby
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- N Upland and N Columbia
- N Columbia Way and N Columbia Blvd
- N Force, south of N Expo
- N Pier 99 underneath I-5
- I-5 NB off ramp to N MLK
- I-5 NB on ramp from N Victory
- Peninsula Crossing Trail - N Fessenden-Columbia
- Peninsula Crossing Trail (1)
- Peninsula Crossing Trail (2)
- Madrona Park (2)
- N Going and N Interstate
- N Going and N Interstate-Greeley (1)
- N Going and N Interstate-Greeley (2)
- N Going and N Interstate-Greeley (3)
- I-5 SB near N Failing
- I-5 SB near N Kaiser Center Dr
- I-5 SB on ramp from N Wheeler
- N Interstate and N Larrabee
- N Larrabee and N Broadway (1)
- N Larrabee and N Broadway (2)
- N Thunderbird Way
- N Multnomah at Steel Bridge
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NE 12th-13th and NE Broadway
- NE 90th and NE Tillamook
- NE 92nd and NE Schuyler (1)
- NE 92nd and NE Schuyler (2)
- NE 97th and NE Glisan
- NE Fremont near NE 105th
- Gateway Greens underpass
- NE 116th and NE Sandy
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NE Lloyd, underneath I-5
- NE Lloyd-1st and NE Oregon
- NE 1st and NE Multnomah
- NE 1st and NE Holladay
- Steel Bridge (east side)
- NE MLK-Grand and NE Clackamas
- NE Grand and NE Lloyd
- NE Killingsworth and NE Columbia Pkwy
- NE 41st and NE Emerson
- NE 78th and NE Schuyler
- Halsey flyover, west of NE 82nd
- NE Halsey, near NE 82nd
- NE 84th and NE Halsey
- I-205 MUP at NE Killingsworth
- I-205 SB ramp south of NE Glisan
- NE 100th and NE Glisan
- NE 100th and NE Halsey
- Gateway Greens
- Cross Levy
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- Underneath Morrison Bridge ramp to I-84 EB
- SE Water and SE Alder
- SE Water and SE Stark
- SE Water and SE Salmon lot
- SE 2nd and SE Main
- SE 2nd and SE Oak
- SE 2nd-3rd and SE Ash
- SE 3rd and SE Alder
- SE 3rd and SE Oak
- SE 6th and SE Salmon
- SE 6th and SE Lincoln
- SE 6th and SE Division Pl
- SE 6th and SE Ivon
- SE 8th-9th and SE Stephens
- SE 9th and SE Taylor
- SE 9th-10th and SE Clay
- SE 11th and SE Alder
- SE 11th and SE Pine
- SE 14th-15th and SE Alder
- SE 82nd and SE Morrison
- SE 92nd and SE Caruthers
- I-205 NB near SE Boise
- I-205 NB near SE Center
- I-205 NB near SE 96th and SE Holgate
- I-205 MUP, south of SE Powell
- SE 127th Pl and SE Powell
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SE Main, west of SE Water
- SE Madison, west of SE Water
- SE Water near OMSI
- SE Madison, east of SE Water
- SE Hawthorne, east of SE Water
- SE Oak, west of SE 2nd
- SE Morrison, west of SE 2nd
- SE 2nd-3rd and SE Belmont
- SE 4th and SE Ivon
- Hawthorne Bridge off ramp to SE MLK
- SE MLK and SE Mill
- SE MLK-Grand and SE Salmon
- Morrison Bridge on ramp at SE Grand
- SE Caruthers, east of SE Grand
- SE 6th and SE Oak
- SE 6th and SE Grant
- SE 6th-7th and SE Division Pl
- SE 7th and SE Caruthers
- SE 8th and SE Madison
- SE 8th and SE Yamhill
- SE 8th and SE Woodward
- SE 10th and SE Oak-Pine
- SE 17th and SE Morrison
- SE 18th-19th and SE Tibbetts
- SE 19th and SE Morrison
- SE 20th-22nd and SE Morrison
- SE Mcloughlin near SE Holgate
- SE Mcloughlin near SE Rhone (1)
- Oaks Park (1)
- Oaks Park (2)
- SE 43rd and SE Martins-Woodstock
- SE 43rd and SE Ramona-Knight
- SE 44th-45th and SE Ramona
- SE 46th and SE Ramona-Knight
- SE 54th and SE Powell
- SE 60th and SE Powell
- SE 64th and SE Powell
- SE 66th and SE Powell
- SE 67th and SE Powell
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- SwCT near SE 82nd and SE Crystal Springs
- SwCT south of SE Knapp
- SE 82nd and SE Malden
- SE 84th and SE Insley
- SE 84th and SE Ellis
- SE 94th and SE Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- SE 94th and SE Pardee
- I-205 SB off ramp to SE Foster
- I-205 SB at SE Holgate-Mitchell
- I-205 MUP, north of SE Holgate
- I-205 MUP, north of SE Bush
- SE Flavel, underneath I-205
- SwCT from SE 103rd-Foster
- Foster Floodplains at SwCT
- Foster Floodplains (1)
- Foster Floodplains (2)
- Foster Floodplains (3)
- SE 122nd and SE Madison
Southwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- SW 6th and SW Pine
- SW Broadway and W Burnside-SW Ankeny
- SW 14th and SW Alder
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SW Naito, underneath Morrison Bridge
- SW 1st and SW Ankeny
- SW 1st and SW Washington
- SW 4th and SW Ankeny
- SW 5th and SW Oak
- SW 5th and SW Harvey Milk
- SW 5th and SW Morrison-Alder
- SW Broadway and SW Clay
- SW Park and SW Ankeny
- SW Park and SW Oak
- SW 9th and SW Harvey Milk
- SW 10th and SW Oak
- SW 11th and SW Main
- SW 11th and SW Columbia-Jefferson
- SW 12th and SW Columbia-Jefferson
- SW 12th and SW Main
- SW 16th and SW Yamhill
- SW Broadway ramp to I-405 SB
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- NW 2nd and NW Everett
- NW 3rd and NW Davis
- NW 3rd and NW Everett
- NW 3rd and NW Glisan
- NW 5th and NW Hoyt-Irving
- NW Station Way and NW Lovejoy
- NW 31st and NW Industrial
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW Naito walking path near Day Storage
- NW 1st and W Burnside-NW Davis
- NW 2nd-4th and NW Flanders
- NW 3rd and NW Davis-Everett
- NW 3rd and NW Flanders-Glisan
- NW 4th and NW Glisan-Hoyt
- NW 6th and NW Hoyt-Irving
- NW Broadway and NW Hoyt
- NW Park and NW Hoyt