Emerson, do you know any of the neighborhood associations who are involved in this collaboration? Jill Jill Spencer

In case some folks on this list aren’t aware: there is a group of neighborhood associations that are collaborating to promote a plan for neighborhood-approved campsites/villages across the city.

I know that Kaia Sand and others from Street Roots are involved. I am not on the Sanctioned Camps workgroup, so I am not aware of who all else is involved. If you contact the OTCA board chair, Helen

Hi Aisha, Do you happen to know which agencies and advocates are involved with OTCA's effort who have intimate knowledge and/or experience with these issues?

The Old Town Community Association (OTCA)'s Covid-19 Response Action Team (RAT) has a group working on sanctioned camps, looking for potential locations and ways to get people from the sidewalks to

Punitive approaches to homelessness and poverty are not evidenced based, are not trauma informed, don't fit with most best practices, and above all are inherently unethical. Our city does not provide

That's very well said Candee. Is there any way we can start pushing for legal camp spots for our houseless community? I'm definitely willing to be involved in that process. Marissa Donovan, CRM

Don't know if this is how to respond, but I don't know another way. Sweeps are a double-edged sword. On one hand, they are disruptive to someone whose only home is a tent. On

Yesterday I received a panicked call from a woman who is in a facility recovering from major surgery. She has a tent on the Springwater. Many of the tents were on the Pro Logis property and they

The City of Portland is officially resuming 'sweeps', or 'cleanups,' of homeless camps, focusing on those with 8 or more structures, blocking sidewalks or entrances, or with reports of criminal

Roughly $35K for dbl laundry, dbl shower. $25K for sngl shower, sngl laundry. $18K for single laundry or single shower. (Those are all retail, no donations). Thanks, Andy Olshin

Just wondering whether areas could be designated legally as village friendly, THOWS Welcome. Open land use “classification adjustable by proposed use as very very low income mobile housing”.

It's good education for me to read all the posts. Like most people, and most issues, we all have a lot to learn, just to have a basic understanding of the these complex issues. So, is there an

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I plan to attend Jan Kahn 503-957-4189 “Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.” -Alice Walker Did you notice my font is large? A

Strike one. It was built as a minimum security jail which was not industrial. Since we still have a homeless state of emergency and zoning laws can be waived I have to say That Dog don’t hunt. That

I will be out of town in central Oregon until the 24th. I assume I can access it from my phone?

It sounds like most of you have never seen Wapato jail. That's a shame because they welcomed people at a number of open houses. I decided to attend and was absolutely blown away. To

Dear Mr. Olshin, How much does it cost to build a mobile hygiene unit? Very truly yours, Sharron Fuchs

What a great idea! I’ll try to attend. Sure would be great if lots of folks on this list dialed in to weigh in on what the DOJ can do to better support folks “while inside” as they transition