Volunteers work on placing the walls for a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
On Tuesday, volunteers assembled small, white structures that will soon become a safe place to rest for up to 40 people experiencing homelessness at 2640 Portland Road N.E.
Church at the Park is managing the Portland Road Campus with 20 pallet shelters, single room structures with two beds, and space for eight cars. Women will be prioritized at the location.
Previous coverage: Salem considers managed homeless camp in former car lot
Salem City Council approves temporary managed camp for unsheltered people on Portland Road
-Saphara Harrell
Roy Rincon, shelter manager with Church of the Park, works on constructing pallet shelters on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A partially-completed pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Volunteers assemble a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Corky Griffin, center, and Ted Burney, right, carry a wall for a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Dave Steele, center, and Corky Griffin, right, place a wall for a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A row of pallet shelters under construction on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The partially completed interior of a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Volunteers walk along a row of pallet shelters under construction on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Volunteer Linda I’Anson works on assembling the inside of a pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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