Portland.gov (Impact Reduction Program) · on last week's campsite removals and shelter referrals
The Impact Reduction Program removed 140 campsites during September 21-27 and received 1,898 new campsite reports, including 475 reports of people living in vehicles. Assessment teams visited 345 active campsites. 33 people expressed interest in a shelter referral, 13 accepted one, and 3 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week (September 14-20) the program removed 155 campsites and received 1,524 reports; 15 people accepted referrals and 6 used a bed.
The city received 1,554 new campsite reports, including 387 reports of people living in vehicles, assessed approximately 648 reported campsites and removed 144 campsites during the week of September 7-13. Of the people teams contacted, 28 expressed interest in a shelter referral, 11 accepted referrals and 3 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week's report (August 31-September 6) recorded 1,758 new campsite reports and 146 campsites removed.
The Metro Homelessness Planning Council was set to discuss creating a centralized facility where people experiencing homelessness could access services in one place. Metro Councilmember Jacob Kupin said Nashville has no single central intake facility and that many cities have city-owned buildings for homeless services. The council was expected to hear about a Memphis facility as a possible model; location, cost, and funding have not been determined.
Nashville's Office of Homeless Services certified a 2026 point-in-time count of 2,298 people on January 22, 2026, a 5.4 percent increase from 2025.
The Street Services Coordination Center reported 1,758 new campsite reports for August 31–September 6, including 429 reports of people living in vehicles, and removed 146 campsites it said posed health and safety risks. Teams assessed approximately 724 reported campsites and observed 375 active ones. Five people accepted shelter referrals and 2 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week's report (August 24–30) recorded 1,852 campsite reports and 132 campsites removed.
City Council President Rebecca Noecker said there are no scheduled dates to clear St. Paul's remaining encampments after city leaders called the August closure of the Pig's Eye Park camp unsuccessful. The city spent more than $1 million on new shelter beds before that closure, but providers said only seven were used by people from the camp; about 100 residents moved instead to the Randolph Avenue camp, where police calls have risen more than 1,200%. The mayor's office said closure plans are ongoing but gave no date for Randolph Avenue.
Mayor Kaohly Her announced plans in July to close the city's three biggest encampments, and workers moved more than 200 people out of Pig's Eye Park by August 5; the city faces a $26 million budget deficit.
West Seattle Blog · on Roxhill Park encampment removal outcomes
Seattle's Unified Care Team released its figures on the August 28 clearance of the Roxhill Park encampment: 27 people were living there at the time of the resolution, and the team's six visits between August 1 and August 28 produced three shelter referrals. Crews removed approximately 21,000 pounds of debris on August 28 and 29.
The encampment was cleared less than a week and a half after a man was shot in the park.
Street Roots · on shelter acceptance rates under Portland's camping ban
Street Roots reviewed city data on Portland's public camping ban and reported that the Impact Reduction Program has swept over 6,000 encampments since the ban took effect. Impact Reduction Program weekly reports showed 308 of 1,362 people accepted shelter when offered, and Portland Police Bureau data showed 539 of 1,397 people accepted shelter offered by PPB, for a combined acceptance rate of about 31%. Shelter residents interviewed cited belongings restrictions, daily room inspections, theft, and curfews as reasons for declining; Path Home executive director Brandi Tuck put average shelter cost at about $4,000 per person per month.
Portland's ban on sleeping in public took effect Nov. 1, 2025.
Mayor Karen Bass's Inside Safe program completed its 140th operation Monday, August 31, at a longstanding encampment at Venice Boulevard and Glendon Avenue in Palms; Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky said 19 people moved indoors. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority also provided shelter for people in nearby encampments during extreme heat.
The article reported the program has housed more than 6,000 people citywide.
The city's street services teams received 1,852 new campsite reports during the week of August 24-30, including 440 reports of people living in vehicles, assessed approximately 723 reported campsites, and removed 132 campsites the city said posed health and safety risks. Of people contacted, 25 expressed interest in a shelter referral, 5 accepted referrals and 3 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week's report (August 17-23) recorded 1,931 new campsite reports and 161 campsite removals.
amNY · on street homelessness and city outreach at Union Square
amNY profiled people living unsheltered around Union Square, who described shelter-safety concerns and years on the street. A Department of Homeless Services spokesperson said the agency has intensified efforts in the area, with outreach teams canvassing the neighborhood twice a day, and that outreach teams made 43 shelter placements there over the last four months.
Portland.gov (Impact Reduction Program) · on Portland campsite removals and shelter referrals, week of Aug. 17–23
The city's Impact Reduction Program reported removing 161 campsites in the week of August 17–23 and receiving 1,931 new campsite reports, including 454 reports of people living in vehicles. Teams assessed approximately 681 reported campsites and visited 368 active ones; 2 people accepted shelter referrals and 1 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The city's cumulative totals since April 11, 2022 are 9,775 shelter referrals, with 2,966 people having used a shelter bed.
Portland.gov Impact Reduction Program · on the week's campsite-report, assessment, and removal figures
The city's Impact Reduction Program reported receiving 1,470 new campsite reports in the week of August 3-9, including 403 reports of people living in vehicles, and said it assessed approximately 652 reported campsites and removed 141 that it said posed a risk to health and safety. Of people contacted, 11 expressed interest in a shelter referral, 3 accepted, and 3 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week's report (July 27-August 2) recorded 1,701 new campsite reports and approximately 538 campsites assessed.