STREET COUNT 2007

Janus Youth Programs partnered with other local agencies again this year to conduct Multnomah County's 2007 Street Count. The Street Count collects critical and confidential data about people living on the streets, in abandoned buildings, in vehicles, urban camps, and doorways. The information we collect provides the most accurate approximate number of people living outdoors in our area and enables service providers and funders to meet the needs of these people more effectively. Outreach Specialists and trained volunteers with Yellow Brick Road and PDX-O&E were out in the field night and day surveying people experiencing homelessness where they live.

We invite you to take a photo-tour of some of the sites and locations we visited while conducting the 2007 Street Count.

homes under bridges
homes in the woods
homes near rivers

HOMES UNDER BRIDGES

The following photos were taken with kind permission from people who live there, with the understanding that Janus Youth outreach workers would not disclose exact locations or identities. It is generally disrespectful and unsafe to photograph camps without prior relationships and permission. These photos represent various areas throughout Multnomah County.

HOMES IN THE WOODS

The following photos were taken with kind permission from people who live there, with the understanding that Janus Youth outreach workers would not disclose exact locations or identities. It is generally disrespectful and unsafe to photograph camps without prior relationships and permission. These photos represent various areas throughout Multnomah County.

Into the woods...

Abandoned sheds.

"C's" home.

The "compound"- home of some of the friendliest folks we've met.

Kitchen at the "compound".

"Angel"

The gym.

An Outreach Specialist at work...

Urban camping.

Nighfall in the woods.

HOMES NEAR RIVERS

The following photos were taken with kind permission from people who live there, with the understanding that Janus Youth outreach workers would not disclose exact locations or identities. It is generally disrespectful and unsafe to photograph camps without prior relationships and permission. These photos represent various areas throughout Multnomah County.

The tracks wind their way toward the river and we follow...

passing abandoned camps...

until we find occupied tents.

"T" invites us into his river-front home for a visit.

"T's" kitchen.

An unexpected splash of color.

"TRAMPS MUST DIE"

We were about to call it quits for the night when we noticed this freshly scrawled warning in the dirt.