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Roseburg commissioners hear UCAN update on Gary Leaf Navigation Center amid neighborhood safety concerns
Summary
UCAN staff told the Roseburg City Commission the low-barrier Gary Leaf Navigation Center has assisted 92 people and currently houses 41; neighbors and two public commenters raised safety and noise concerns about nearby homeless camping during the meeting. Commissioners approved prior minutes and discussed onboarding new commission members.
The Roseburg City Commission on March 25 received an update from UCAN on operations at the Gary Leaf Navigation Center and heard public comment expressing concern about nearby homeless encampments.
Jacob Schluter, housing and homeless services program manager at UCAN, described the Navigation Center as a low-barrier shelter that provides 24/7 peer-support staffing, daytime navigation services (9 a.m.–4 p.m.), overnight security (6 p.m.–6 a.m.) and wraparound partner services including Aviva, Adapt, UHA, HIV Alliance, WIC and Head Start. "We have a 75% plus success rate at exiting clients to positive situations," Schluter said, adding that the state’s homeless management information system (HMIS) defines what constitutes a positive outcome.
Schluter reported that UCAN has assisted 92 individuals through the shelter to date and that the center currently serves 41…
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