OUTREACH EVENTS, ENCAMPMENT PROJECTS AND PRIOR CLEAN-UPS
Cleanups and Outreach
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05/05 Inside the China Hat sweep: The homeless and neighbors share their stories
05/03/25 From One Forest to Another: A Homeless Sweep Changes Little
05/01/25 Homeless campers evicted from Deschutes National Forest near Bend: See photos
05/01/25 Hundreds forced from Deschutes National Forest camp near Bend: 'Please have compassion'
05/01/25 Forest Closure Takes Effect as Houseless People Attempt to Relocate
05/01/25 Sweep of Homeless Camp in Oregon Said to Be ‘Largest in Recent History’
04/30/25 Guest column: Where will the people kicked out of China Hat and Horse Butte go?
04/22/25 Homeless China Hat residents ask court to halt Forest Service eviction
04/11/25 Debate continues over wildfire project that would displace homeless camps near Bend
04/01/25 Tensions rise as China Hat homeless face Forest Service closure in a month
03/26/25 People for, against China Hat forest closure react to request that project be canceled
03/25/25 Bend homelessness advocates press US Forest Service to delay fuels reduction project
2/12/25 Home More Network seeks funding to aid Bend's homeless population
12/24/24 $1.1 Million in Grants Swell Outreach at Juniper Ridge
10/18/24 Deschutes County Stalls on Sanctioned Camp at Juniper Ridge
10/01/24 City Committee Opposes Proposed Camping Code Change
09/23/24: Houseless Response Office Funds Projects, Affirms Role
09/07/24: Bend accepts federal housing grant amid dire need for affordable housing
09/06/2024: Homeless outreach group pushes back on Bend proposal to change vehicle camping code
07/26/24 Deschutes County commissioners clash over future of homeless camps
05/31/2024 Pacific Power Foundation announces grants to support safety, health and wellness programs
05/20/24 Local safe parking, housing expansion projects approved by homeless response office
08/09/23 What We Lose When We Leave
10/08/2021 Anonymous donor's $10K investment helps launch China Hat Road cleanup efforts
06/19/2021 Volunteers clean up, remove trash along China Hat Road
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China Hat: 56 adults, 7 children
Bend: 43 adults, 5 children
Juniper Ridge: 47 adults, 4 children
La Pine: 7 adults, 1 child
Redmond: 2 adults
Total Households: 126
Total of Unhoused Individuals: 170 (153 adults and 17 children)
Of those 126 households, 40 households have received Case Management…
Housed: 7 households (10 adults and 2 children) have secured housing since 08/01/23
One household (1 adult) displaced from Hunnell Road
Five households (7 adults and 1 child) that were unhoused in town in Bend
One household (2 adults and 1 child) in La Pine
Motel Stays: 11 households (13 adults and 1 child) ~25 weeks combined due to medical conditions or safety concerns, 4 of these 11 households have been housed. About half of the motel stays were covered by churches.
Vehicle Flex Funding: 19 households (21 adults and 7 children)
Vehicle repairs, car insurance, fuel, dmv fees, car payments
Outreach: 126 households (153 adults and 17 children)
~ 500 qty 5 gallon propane tanks ( ~2,500+ gallons of propane) swapped
Gift Cards/Groceries/Water/Dog Food/Fuel/Phone cards
Seasonal/Camping Gear
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Special thanks to the founders of Public Land Stewards: Jeremy Evans, Kevin Hopper and Brent Baker!!!
For upcoming volunteer cleanup events at China Hat, please follow Public Land Stewards at:
Over the course of two days in May and June of 2021: ~50,000 lbs. of trash plus 7 passenger vehicles, 1 Class C motorhome and 1 truck camper were removed from the first four miles of China Hat Road/NF-18.
Thank you to the anonymous donor, every person and organization that supported making these incredible cleanups possible!!
• Discover Your Forest
• Central Oregon Land Cruisers
• Central Oregon OHV Association
• Cascade Heavy Rescue
• Bend Towing and Recovery
• Consolidated Towing
• Commercial Powder Coating
• Cascade Disposal
• Knott Landfill
• 35+ volunteers
• Residents of Woodside Ranch
• Deschutes National Forest
• Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
• REACH Out Central Oregon
• COVO
• St. Vincent De Paul
• A Project for Humanity
• Homeless Leadership Coalition
News story for the June 2021 event:
Cleanup Collaborations
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