Homeless camp to get portable toilets – by Statesman Journal
The City of Salem is paying to put six portable toilets and hand-washing stations at a homeless encampment near the ARCHES Project, a downtown social services provider. Read article
Tents around the ARCHES Project may stand until ban – by Salem reporter
Salem’s code enforcer said the camp “had improved,” by Tuesday. Some campers had left and others helped haul away more than 1,000 pounds of trash, he said. Read article
City may set aside areas for homeless camping – by Statesman Journal
Salem city councilors may set aside city property as designated camping sites for the homeless. Read article
Salem bans open camping – by Salem Reporter
The Salem City Council approved a camping ban on Monday, but also set in motion a plan to quickly find a place for downtown campers to go. Meanwhile, health concerns may spur the break up of a large camp near…
Salem’s warming shelters in need of volunteers
Officials with ARCHES anticipate activating Salem’s warming shelters for 12 nights straight beginning Tuesday — just two days before Thanksgiving. Read article
More homeless finding refuge downtown by Statesman Journal
More than three dozen tents and tarps housing about 60 people line the perimeter of the ARCHES Project day center. Read article
Homeless camp cleanups next month
Police to be on standby to assist those displaced. Read article
Homeless displaced by camp cleanups – by Statesman Journal
Police sweeping Wallace Marine Park. Read article
Morning coffee service aims to reduce tensions between downtown homeless, business owners – by Salem Reporter
As Salem citizens debate a “sit-lie” ordinance to ban daytime sleeping on public sidewalks, some volunteers and outreach workers have taken a different approach to downtown homelessness, serving coffee in an effort to get people up and moving before businesses…
Downtown stakeholders split on ordinance to restrict sitting, lying on sidewalks – by Salem Reporter
Businesses and proponents of the proposal embrace it as protection. Homeless service providers and advocates worry it would inflict harm on the homeless and sweep them away from services, possibly into more dangerous situations. Read article