At today’s Bend City Council meeting, Councilors approved a contract with NeighborImpact to operate a temporary shelter that will add up to 40 additional shelter beds in Bend through May of this year. The temporary shelter, located at 2346 NE Division Street, will open later this month and provide guests access to case management and a [...]
The Sounding Board to House our Neighbors is recommending a proposed package of amendments to the Bend Comprehensive Plan and Bend Development Code (attached) for three permanent shelter types (Group, Multi-Room, and Outdoor) and two temporary shelter types (Temporary and Hardship Housing). Click here to review the proposed code amendments On January 24th, 2022 at 5:30 [...]
City of Bend takes next step to develop outdoor shelters for unhoused community members At their meeting tonight (Nov 3rd, 2021), City Councilors supported a scope of work to design and operate outdoor shelters (also referred to as “managed camps”) that are intended to provide safe places for people to reside and services to assist residents [...]
This article is to share information regarding code amendments the city is proposing to enable more shelter types for those without homes. It's happening fast. This first link is to the City's website for The Sounding Board to House our Neighbors, which is a group assembled to advise the city on this issue. There is a [...]
At last night's OFDNA monthly Board meeting, we had a great discussion on the houseless problem in Bend. Melanie Kebler from the Bend City Council shared information and slides about the problem and some of the shelters and locations being considered by the city as we approach winter. The links below offer some great information to [...]
