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Bend reports slight rise in houselessness, shelters near capacity after China Hat closure
Summary
City staff reported 1,001 people counted in the January point-in-time count, shelters operating near capacity and displacement after a Forest Service closure at China Hat. City-funded low-barrier beds and temporary safe-stay sites absorbed some displaced people, but staff warned pressure on services remains high.
City staff updated the committee on the most recent point-in-time data and the effects of several major public-land and city property closures that have displaced people experiencing houselessness.
Brooke O’Keefe, the city’s shelter coordinator, and Amy Freely, senior program manager for houselessness solutions, presented the data. They said the January point-in-time count recorded 1,001 people experiencing houselessness in the City of Bend — roughly a 4% increase from 2024 — and that the city has 543 shelter beds, 226 of which are low-barrier and city-funded. Between January and March, city-funded shelters and…
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