Memorandum DATE: 12/11/2019 TO: Friends of the Unsheltered FROM: Rick Bowers SUBJECT: Astoria Planning Commission work session on temporary emergency shelters The following are my thoughts about the Astoria Planning Commission’s meeting yesterday, December 10, 2019. Also, a huge “thank you” for those who attended, physically or in spirit, the long meeting. Thank you EVERYONE…
Memorandum DATE: 12/9/2019 TO: Friends of the Unsheltered FROM: Rick Bowers SUBJECT: Astoria Planning Commission work session on temporary emergency shelters On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 6:30pm, the Astoria Planning Commission (APC) will resume work on their recommendation for updating the Astoria Development Code concerning emergency shelters. There are multiple items on the agenda…
Consequences of Enforcement of Section 2.052(4) of the Clatsop County Land and Water Development and Use Ordinance Clatsop County Commissioners, I am writing to inform you of a situation that was sent to me on Nov 7th to see if I could offer any assistance. A property owner near Jewell received a notice from the…
Progress Report 11/28/2019 Friends, Here are some news items and resources from our research and outreach during the month of November. (1) Here is a calendar of available free food resources in Astoria: https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/food/ (2) At an intergovernmental meeting of Clatsop County Commissioners and city officials from Astoria, Gearhart, and Canon Beach, Chief Geoff Spalding…
Memorandum DATE: 11/25/2019 TO: Friends of the Unsheltered FROM: Rick Bowers SUBJECT: SAVE THE DATE for a work session on city code regarding EMERGENCY SHELTERS! On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 6:30pm, the Astoria Planning Commission (APC) will resume work on their recommendation for updating the Astoria Development Code concerning emergency shelters. Although this date…
“Since 1986, laws have prevented emergency rooms from turning away patients that are unable to pay, regardless if they are uninsured, indigent, addicted to drugs, or mentally ill. We have no such similar laws to protect the half a million homeless in the U.S. who have no place to sleep, and one doctor is now…
Nelle Moffett & Rick Bowers gave a conceptual overview of the proposed Drop-in Resource Center for the unsheltered of Clatsop County at the monthly CHART meeting. The Community Health Advocacy and Resource Team (CHART) of Clatsop County works collaboratively with community members to impact policy, systems, and environmental change to raise the overall health of…
Progress Report 11/5/2019 Here are some news items and resources from our research and outreach during the month of October. (1) We participate in the monthly CHART meetings. The Community Health Advocacy and Resource Team (CHART) of Clatsop County “works collaboratively with community members to impact policy, systems, and environmental change to raise the overall…
Theodore Thomas… said recently a friend, who was a freelance writer with a spotty income, was told his rent would increase to $500 per month. His apartment is 11-feet by 14-feet with a bathroom down the hall and no kitchen. This is outrageous. Subsequent to the rent increase, he could not pay and is now…
See the new page showing the focus on homelessness by the city of Gresham, Oregon.