(AP) – Springfield officials are planning a new approach to a
large homeless camp that’s been controversial for about 30 years.The Springfield News-Leader reports the camp in a wooded area of north
Springfield is the largest in the city.
large homeless camp that’s been controversial for about 30 years.The Springfield News-Leader reports the camp in a wooded area of north
Springfield is the largest in the city.
City officials and the Ozarks Alliance to End Homelessness are considering
taking services to the camp for a few days before the camp is cleared.
In early June, agencies and nonprofits that serve the homeless will create a
response center next to the camp, providing access to medical and mental health
services, emergency shelter assessments and help with obtaining IDs. Campers
also will get meals, basic supplies.
About a week after the triage center opens, anyone found on the site will be
ticketed for trespassing and the land will be cleared.
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