A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/Humanitarian-Crisis.pdf. Notes The major point here is Oregon has been trying since at least 2008 to develop plans to end homelessness. They don’t work and are short lived. But we do know how to respond to humanitarian crisis (for example communities devastated by forest fires). In…
A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/Clatsop-PIT.pdf. During the May 8, 2023 Seaside City Council meeting Rick Bowers described this slide during the public comment period. Here is the link (opens in new window): https://www.youtube.com/live/Xr5__DSGJ3M?feature=share&t=4197. 3-Minute Public Comment Today I, Rick Bowers, would like to share some information about homelessness counts… specifically…
Oregon Point in Time Count (PIT) This page is focused on Oregon with an emphasis on Clatsop County. Two documents shown below depict the situation in all Oregon counties. If you are interested in Federal reports they can be found at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar.html. “The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing…
Unlocking Homelessness, Part 1: Who Experiences Homelessness and Why A Study by the National League of Cities Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness was frequently cited as a top concern for cities of all sizes. Now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic-induced economic crisis, along with a racial reckoning, homelessness has…
Progress Report – May 2020 Friends, Here are some news items and resources from our research and outreach since our April status report. Last month we announced that Friends of the Unsheltered received a gift of a three bedroom house in Astoria for the purpose of providing affordable housing to people who might otherwise be…
Progress Report – April 2020 Friends, Here are some news items and resources from our research and outreach since our last status report. House Donated to Friends of the Unsheltered! Friends of the Unsheltered received a gift of a three bedroom house in Astoria for the purpose of providing affordable housing to people who might…
Progress Report 10/7/2019 Friends, Here are some news items and more resources from September. Here is a successful example of a tiny home village created as transition housing for veterans. https://people.com/human-interest/hero-group-veterans-community-project-tiny-homes/. At the October HOST meeting, Chief Spalding presented a proposal for a county-wide resource coordinator, based on an article entitled, “Creating Systems that Work”…
Wow, this is a cool neatoh project.!
