People walk through Wallace Marine Park with their belongings as city crews city sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) After camping for five months at Wallace Marine Park, Kyler Walls had no choice but to pack up and leave. Walls, her fiancé and her[Read More…]
Tag: HOMELESSNESS
Homeless encampment crash could be “turning point” in Salem’s response to homelessness, advocates say
Around noon Monday, flowers, a cross and a tray of candles sat beside a tree on the landscaped strip where a car crashed through a homeless camp early Sunday. Police say four people died. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Nathan Rose heard two loud thuds early Sunday morning just before a sports[Read More…]
Uncategorized Art show aims to elevate homeless voices
One of the works of art in an upcoming show at Infinity Room that aims to elevate voices of people experiencing homelessness. (Courtesy/ Emilee Kerper) Emilee Kerper spent last weekend handing out paints and canvases to youth experiencing homelessness at HOST, a Salem drop-in center. Kerper said there was some[Read More…]
Salem City Council approves nearly $500k to clean up homeless camps
City workers pick up trash during the eviction of a homeless encampment at Marion Square Park on Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem is getting a new team to clean up homeless camps. The Salem City Council on Monday unanimously approved using $475,000 of a[Read More…]
Uncategorized In hopes of getting people out of the ER and into housing, ARCHES joins new health initiative
Kevin Holloway, a nurse with Northwest Human Services, checks the blood pressure of Tanja Whitemire at her camp in Cascades Gateway City Park on March 2, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Homeless service providers have long understood the connection between having housing and having good health. People experiencing homelessness often have worse[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem to evict homeless camp at Marion Square Park Thursday
Dawn Campbell has been struggling to find an affordable place to live and has been staying at Marion Square Park. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) City leaders will force dozens of people to leave Salem’s Marion Square Park Thursday, while acknowledging there isn’t enough shelter space or available housing for the people[Read More…]
Uncategorized Outreach workers head to tucked away corners of Salem for annual homeless count
Lindsay Dent, program manager at The ARCHES Project, speaks with Nona Gilgen, right, and Lori Zamora, left, during the annual point in time count to assess homelessness, in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The sun shone brightly as Lindsay Dent and Maggy Johnston trekked into muddy[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem council approves funding, potential locations for new micro shelter village
Volunteers walk along a row of pallet shelters under construction on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem is one step closer to having another micro shelter village that would keep the city’s current sheltering capacity flat. On Monday night, the Salem City Council unanimously approved funding for a[Read More…]
Uncategorized Help count the number of people experiencing homelessness in Salem area
Matt Herbert offers a man a sleeping bag during the annual point in time count on Jan. 26, 2021. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) About 100 volunteers are needed for an annual count intended to serve as a snapshot of homelessness in the Marion and Polk County region on a single night.[Read More…]
Uncategorized New warming shelter opens as snow falls in Salem
Cots inside a warming site at 2640 Portland Road N.E. on Dec. 10, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) On Monday night a new warming shelter with capacity to fit 75 beds opened as snow was falling in Salem. About 30 homeless people used the shelter, located at 1185 22nd St., on[Read More…]
