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The Metro region is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable housing options. This housing crisis is driving an increase in the number of unhoused residents. The need for increased resources, services and housing is clear. One strategy to help address the needs of unhoused residents is to provide a full spectrum of shelter and housing options that can help people transition from living unsheltered to permanent housing.
The City of Tigard is exploring options to allow more and better Safe Spaces that will serve the needs of the unhoused people of our community.
What are Safe Spaces? Safe Spaces, sometimes called transitional housing, can help stabilize people suffering from the trauma of being unhoused, provide them with centralized care and services, and build a sense of community and stewardship that can carry over into permanent housing opportunities and increase the success of housing placements.
Some examples of Safe Spaces include:
Safe campgrounds – Managed locations that include sanitation facilities where unhoused people living in tents can temporarily locate to remain safe, receive services and care, and connect with case managers who can help them transition to safe villages or permanent housing.
Safe lots – Managed parking lots that include sanitation facilities where unhoused people living in their vehicles can park overnight to remain safe, receive services and care, and connect with case managers who can help them transition to safe villages or permanent housing.
Safe villages – Managed locations where people transitioning from being unhoused occupy small housing units that most often include shared common facilities.
Mass shelter – Severe weather and overnight shelters where unhoused people are given safe places to sleep, typically in shared open areas with little private space.
We are seeking input from the community to help shape the way these safe spaces are located, designed, and operated.
The Metro region is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable housing options. This housing crisis is driving an increase in the number of unhoused residents. The need for increased resources, services and housing is clear. One strategy to help address the needs of unhoused residents is to provide a full spectrum of shelter and housing options that can help people transition from living unsheltered to permanent housing.
The City of Tigard is exploring options to allow more and better Safe Spaces that will serve the needs of the unhoused people of our community.
What are Safe Spaces? Safe Spaces, sometimes called transitional housing, can help stabilize people suffering from the trauma of being unhoused, provide them with centralized care and services, and build a sense of community and stewardship that can carry over into permanent housing opportunities and increase the success of housing placements.
Some examples of Safe Spaces include:
Safe campgrounds – Managed locations that include sanitation facilities where unhoused people living in tents can temporarily locate to remain safe, receive services and care, and connect with case managers who can help them transition to safe villages or permanent housing.
Safe lots – Managed parking lots that include sanitation facilities where unhoused people living in their vehicles can park overnight to remain safe, receive services and care, and connect with case managers who can help them transition to safe villages or permanent housing.
Safe villages – Managed locations where people transitioning from being unhoused occupy small housing units that most often include shared common facilities.
Mass shelter – Severe weather and overnight shelters where unhoused people are given safe places to sleep, typically in shared open areas with little private space.
We are seeking input from the community to help shape the way these safe spaces are located, designed, and operated.
