Narissa Dieterich and Anthony Mignogna play with a puppy at their campsite in Wallace Marine Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Lindsay Dent, program manager at The ARCHES Project, speaks with Riva Salmela during the annual point in time count to assess homelessness, in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
Homeless camps next to I-5 highway in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
Maggy Johnston, of The ARCHES Project, carries a bag of supples to pass out while climbing down a retaining wall during the annual point in time count to assess homelessness, in Salem on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
Peter Buekea, outreach case manager with Northwest Human Services, walks Raymond Rampy out to the bus from Union Gospel Mission of Salem to catch a ride to the West Salem Clinic on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
Peter Buekea, outreach case manager, talks with Scott Botel as Botel sorts his belongings in anticipation of moving into an apartment, in Wallace Marine Park on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
A memorial for Richard Meyers at Northgate Park on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.
A dog overlooks the parking lot at Cascades Gateway Park after vehicles were towed out the previous day, on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.
Michael Spears, 29, talks with a member of Be Bold Street Ministry while balancing a kitten on his shoulder near his campsite at Wallace Marine Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
Dogs stand outside of a camp at Cascades Gateway City Park on March 2, 2021.