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Tag: homeless encampment

Guardian

No link between homeless villages and crime rates, Guardian review suggests

May 29, 2018July 27, 2020 Thacher Schmid

Guardian study of two US cities finds crime is likelier to go down than up in neighborhoods that host city-sanctioned encampments They stood in a rainy parking lot under fir trees, 60 homeless men and women, young and old, patient … Continue reading No link between homeless villages and crime rates, Guardian review suggests

Portland Mercury

Portland Has a Brand New Houseless Community

February 1, 2018March 20, 2018 Thacher Schmid

Advocates Say the Village of Hope is a Sanctuary, But the City’s Planning a Crackdown PORTLAND’S NEWEST unsanctioned houseless community popped up on Sunday morning, on city-owned land in a woodsy corner of deep Northeast Portland. Led by veteran homeless … Continue reading Portland Has a Brand New Houseless Community

Los Angeles Times

Portland’s longtime homeless camp is moving, but underlying problems persist

April 9, 2017July 16, 2017 Thacher Schmid

Depending on the point of view, Portland’s most visible homeless encampment has become either a terrible eyesore, or an innovative way to house the unsheltered, with nonprofit status, a board of directors and even a makeshift computer lab. But now, … Continue reading Portland’s longtime homeless camp is moving, but underlying problems persist

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