People camp downtown, along the former home of Nordstrom. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Attempts to establish new emergency shelter for homeless Salem residents fell short again and again in recent weeks and the search party says the outcome’s not likely to change. “It’s been one strikeout…
A camp pictured at Oregon State Capitol State Park on Monday morning. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) More than 20 homeless residents packed their belongings Monday morning after a short stay at a state park near Oregon’s capitol building. But it remains unclear where they…
People sleep on mats at a warming shelter at First Presbyterian Church during a cold snap in January. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Momentum to build more shelters in Salem could be in for a powerful push. Senate President Peter Courtney said Thursday he wants the state…
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…
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…
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…
Max Marshall opens a trailer to unload donations to be passed out by Be Bold Street Ministries (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A dozen volunteers formed an assembly line out the door of the south Salem Big 5 Sporting Goods, just a few minutes before the store…
Rhonda Wolf, CEO of United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, shows one of the rooms used for Safe Sleep, a new shelter for homeless women at Inside Out Ministries (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A new shelter for homeless women in central Salem has sprung to life…
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…