Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Becky Attenberger picks clothes, litter and other items off the ground at the camp that encircled The ARCHES Project. Attenberger said she is formerly homeless and arrived to help friends. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem on Wednesday cleared out tents and other structures from around The ARCHES Project,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Debbra Graham stands outside her tent at The ARCHES Project. The camp is expected to be evicted by the middle of the week and she doesn’t know where she will go next. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) When Ashley Hamilton arrives to The ARCHES Project on Monday mornings, she’ll often start picking[Read More…]
Uncategorized People sleep on mats at a warming shelter at First Presbyterian Church during a cold snap in January. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) As Salem works on a stopgap to shelter homeless residents overnight this winter, a recently published study by the state of Oregon suggested it could help the city with[Read More…]
People sleep on mats at a warming shelter at First Presbyterian Church during a cold snap earlier this year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Tasked with finding a place for homeless residents to legally camp, Salem’s elected leaders on Monday night decided instead to take them indoors. The Salem City Council agreed[Read More…]
Uncategorized Brenton Gicker, right, and Katie Haney arrive to an apartment building in downtown Eugene where they will check on a woman who recently called 911. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) EUGENE — The 12-hour shift started, as usual, with Brenton Gicker and Katie Haney strapping radios to their shoulders and stuffing Narcan,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Volunteers with The ARCHES Project, Pamela Watson, left, and Lorrie Walker, talk with homeless resident Doug Pendleton at Cascades Gateway Park in September. Pendleton lived in his car at the park until it was swept. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) As city of Salem staff hunt for a place where homeless residents[Read More…]
Uncategorized Tents line the boulevard next to The ARCHES Project in downtown, where homeless residents have congregated in recent weeks. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A homeless camp in downtown Salem that appeared close to being broken up could remain standing until the city’s new camping ban goes into effect. Campers encircling The[Read More…]
Uncategorized Tents line the boulevard next to The ARCHES Project in downtown, where homeless residents have congregated in recent weeks. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Tents and other dwellings will soon have to disappear from sidewalks and boulevards after the Salem City Council on Monday night banned camping on public property. But city[Read More…]
Uncategorized A homeless woman walks in front of a city of Salem public works vehicle during an eviction of a camp under the Marion Street Bridge in January. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem calculates that it spends about $5 million a year responding to homeless issues, according to a[Read More…]
Tents line the boulevard next to The ARCHES Project in downtown, where homeless residents have congregated in recent weeks. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem City Council approved a new city law Monday night that will regulate certain behaviors on sidewalks, but it won’t include perhaps its most controversial piece. The law[Read More…]
