Portland Street Response finally launching to address mental health, homeless calls
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
Josh Westside and Ashlee Daley stand outside of Westside s RV as their dogs play together in the snow in Lents.
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Along Southeast Foster Road in Portland’s Lents neighborhood, a community of individuals experiencing homelessness camp along the road in their cars and RVs each night. Within their makeshift community, they have agreed to take care of each other and follow a set of understood rules: don’t let anyone sleep through cold nights without heat, give neighbors in need your extra handwarmers, don’t let women walk alone at night and share your cigarettes.