Are you looking to report an illegal campsite? The City of Portland’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is the mechanism community members can use to report issues of illegal camping or related garbage within Portland. There are two ways to report a campsite using the One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System. Please use just ONE of the following methods:
PDX Reporter: https://pdxreporter.org.
Calling 311.
You can find the weekly Street Services reports here: Reports | Street Services Coordination Center
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There are lots of ways to get information:
- Dial 2-1-1
- Search for resources on 211info.org
- Text your zip code to 898211
- Email help@211info.org
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Emergency Declarations
In Spring 2022, Mayor Wheeler signed a series of Emergency Declarations to speed the City’s recovery on a number of important issues.
On February 4, 2022 Mayor Wheeler issued an Emergency Declaration to Address Campsites in Dangerous Sites Located High Crash Transportation Corridors within the City of Portland.
The emergency order does three things:
1. Prohibits camping along high-speed corridors.
2. Prioritizes the work of the Impact Reduction Team to post and remove camps in these areas.
3. It enables them to keep these sites free of camping with no right of return.
On February 24, 2022 Mayor Wheeler granted emergency powers to Commissioner Dan Ryan as his delegate to “consolidate and coordinate the implementation of Safe Rest Villages and alternative shelters.” This declaration will accelerate the process of establishing Safe Rest Villages (SRVs) throughout Portland.
Safe Rest Villages will be managed, temporary, outdoor shelters with onsite case management, peer support, behavioral and mental health services, as well as amenities such as showers, flush toilets, laundry, trash/recycling, and community gathering spaces.
On March 2, 2022 Mayor Wheeler issued an Emergency Declaration to activate a Street Services Coordination Center.
This new centralized incident command structure will connect local agencies and service providers to a singular point of contact. The goal of this Emergency Declaration is to get more houseless Portlanders compassionately placed into safe shelter.
The Street Services Coordination Center will be funded with by a $5.5 million-dollar investment that was already allocated during the 2021 Fall Budget Monitoring Process.
Street Services Coordination Center
FY22-23 Budget
City Council voted to adopt Mayor Wheeler's FY22-23 Proposed Budget on June 8, 2022. The budget invests a record amount into homeless services (over $85M) and includes strategies to grow our affordable housing stock across the city via land banking for future affordable housing development and preservation of currently affordable housing units.
These investments also fully fund the Joint Office of Homeless Services ($47M), continuing current service operations, while expanding alternative shelter options with Safe Rest Villages and motels. The budget also puts funding toward the continued operations of the Streets Services Coordination Center (SSCC), a new centralized incident command structure that streamlines the connection of local agencies and service providers to Portlanders experiencing homeless. Highlights from the budget are below:
Spring Budget Monitoring Process
During the Spring Budget Monitoring Process, a one-time allocation was made for the Street Services Coordination Center to build upon investments allocated within the Fall 2021 BMP to provide staffing and operational support ($110,000). Mayor Wheeler also proposes allocating funds ($500,000) to provide transportation services (bus/taxi service, etc.) to move those experiencing unsheltered homelessness and their belongings from an outdoor camp posted for removal to a shelter, temporary housing, or permanent housing space.
The Bybee Lakes Hope Center also received a one-time ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) investment ($1M) to support existing programs. These proposed funds will provide operational support to expand the Bybee Lakes facility from 126 beds to 318 beds for men, women, and families.
Our partners
Under the Mayor’s direction, the City continues working tirelessly through an extensive and coordinated network of outreach, housing and services programs to lessen the impacts of homelessness. But success in addressing the issue cannot be realized working alone. Portland has a massive community of selfless, tireless people in government, neighborhood associations, the non-profit sector and business, who are all working together to make progress on the issue.
Some of our partners the Joint Office of Homeless Services, A Home For Everyone, and the Portland Housing Bureau. You can learn more about Portland's Housing Bond here.