Special thanks to the founders of Public Land Stewards: Jeremy Evans, Kevin Hopper and Brent Baker!!!

For upcoming volunteer cleanup events at China Hat, please follow Public Land Stewards at:

plsbend.org

Over the course of two days in May and June of 2021: ~50,000 lbs. of trash plus 7 passenger vehicles, 1 Class C motorhome and 1 truck camper were removed from the first four miles of China Hat Road/NF-18.

Thank you to the anonymous donor, every person and organization that supported making these incredible cleanups possible!!

• Discover Your Forest

• Central Oregon Land Cruisers

• Central Oregon OHV Association

• Cascade Heavy Rescue

• Bend Towing and Recovery

• Consolidated Towing

• Commercial Powder Coating

• Cascade Disposal

• Knott Landfill

• 35+ volunteers

• Residents of Woodside Ranch

• Deschutes National Forest

• Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office

• REACH Out Central Oregon

• COVO

• St. Vincent De Paul

• A Project for Humanity

• Homeless Leadership Coalition

News story for the June 2021 event:

https://centraloregondaily.com/anonymous-donors-10k-investment-helps-launch-china-hat-road-cleanup-efforts/

China Hat: 56 adults, 7 children

Bend: 43 adults, 5 children

Juniper Ridge: 47 adults, 4 children

La Pine: 7 adults, 1 child

Redmond: 2 adults

Total Households: 126

Total of Unhoused Individuals: 170 (153 adults and 17 children)

Of those 126 households, 40 households have received Case Management…

Housed: 7 households (10 adults and 2 children) have secured housing since 08/01/23

One household (1 adult) displaced from Hunnell Road

Five households (7 adults and 1 child) that were unhoused in town in Bend

One household (2 adults and 1 child) in La Pine

Motel Stays: 11 households (13 adults and 1 child) ~25 weeks combined due to medical conditions or safety concerns, 4 of these 11 households have been housed. About half of the motel stays were covered by churches.

Vehicle Flex Funding: 19 households (21 adults and 7 children)

Vehicle repairs, car insurance, fuel, dmv fees, car payments

Outreach: 126 households (153 adults and 17 children)

~ 500 qty 5 gallon propane tanks ( ~2,500+ gallons of propane) swapped

Gift Cards/Groceries/Water/Dog Food/Fuel/Phone cards

Seasonal/Camping Gear

We are coordinating partnerships and planning for consistent “Outreach Outposts” at China Hat within the first two miles where China Hat Road becomes NF-18, a second location near Horse Butte and a location TBD at Juniper Ridge.

Here is a link to our first Outreach Outpost

We are aiming to offer…

• A Hot Meal To Go

• Food Boxes

• Water

• Propane Bottle Exchange

• Seasonal Supplies

• Camp Toilet Supplies

• Shower Truck

• Laundry Service or Vouchers

• Vehicle Fuel Vouchers

• Medical Services

• Mental Health Services

• Animal Supplies

• Basic Veterinary Services

• VI-SPDAT Assessments

• Case Management

• Housing Related Services

• Veteran Related Services

• SSI/SSDI Related Services

• Personal Development Services

• Financial Assistance Services

04/22/25 Homeless China Hat residents ask court to halt Forest Service eviction

04/21/25 Homeless service providers sue Forest Service in federal court, seek order to block China Hat Road area closure

04/11/25 Debate continues over wildfire project that would displace homeless camps near Bend

04/04/25 ‘Imminent crisis’ looms as feds set deadline to remove more than 100 homeless campers from forest outside Bend

04/02/25 Advocates Fear China Hat Closure Will Exacerbate Homelessness and Cause a Strain on Services

04/01/25 Tensions rise as China Hat homeless face Forest Service closure in a month

03/26/25 People for, against China Hat forest closure react to request that project be canceled

03/26/25 ‘Moving the problem’: Campers living off China Hat Road plead with Forest Service to delay or cancel closure

03/25/25 Bend homelessness advocates press US Forest Service to delay fuels reduction project

2/12/25 Home More Network seeks funding to aid Bend's homeless population

12/24/24 $1.1 Million in Grants Swell Outreach at Juniper Ridge

10/18/24 Deschutes County Stalls on Sanctioned Camp at Juniper Ridge

10/17/24 Bend-Deschutes County plan for ‘temporary safe stay area’ for Juniper Ridge homeless appears to be falling apart

10/01/24 City Committee Opposes Proposed Camping Code Change

09/23/24: Houseless Response Office Funds Projects, Affirms Role

09/07/24: Bend accepts federal housing grant amid dire need for affordable housing

09/06/2024: Homeless outreach group pushes back on Bend proposal to change vehicle camping code

08/22/2024: Bend city councilors discuss clearer rules to limit vehicle camping on city streets, similar to tent camping code

07/26/24 Deschutes County commissioners clash over future of homeless camps

07/17/2024: ‘It’s good having people who care’: Outreach Outpost holds first organization hub in the forest to help China Hat’s homeless

06/13/2024 United Way of Central Oregon administers over $166K in grants for emergency services across Deschutes County

05/31/2024 Pacific Power Foundation announces grants to support safety, health and wellness programs

05/20/24 Local safe parking, housing expansion projects approved by homeless response office

08/09/23 What We Lose When We Leave

10/08/2021 Anonymous donor's $10K investment helps launch China Hat Road cleanup efforts

06/19/2021 Volunteers clean up, remove trash along China Hat Road *