FEBRUARY 12, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
Keizer shelterless
count stunningly low
Keizer offi cials contact-
ed just 19 shelterless people
during its portion of the an-
nual point-in-time count.
Offi cers from the Keizer
Police Department (KPD)
Community Response Unit
(CRU) and Code Offi cer Ben
Crosby hit the streets along-
side hundreds of other volun-
teers to conduct the count on
Jan. 27.
“Of the seven people con-
tacted this year, our offi cers
know at least four of them
by name and frequently have
conversations with them. It
is noteworthy to mention it is
not by luck that Keizer does
not have our own ‘tent city.’
CRU and Crosby routine-
ly check for homeless camps.
When a camp is located, ser-
vices are offered, and then
around Oregon
2020 DEATHS
OUTNUMBER
BIRTHS
they are encouraged to move
along” said a Keizer police of-
fi cial in a weekly update sent
out by the city on Jan. 29. “We
have found most homeless
people wish to be left alone,
so frequent contacts seem to
get voluntary compliance in
moving out of Keizer.”
More than 90% of those
contacted turn down assistive
services according to KPD.
New website designed to
bolster youth mental health
Suicide is the leading
cause of death in Oregon for
ages 10-24. iRespect&Pro-
tect, a collaborative effort by
Marion and Polk counties,
hopes to change this by of-
fering free tools, resources,
and toolkits for youth, teens,
parents, youth serving orga-
nizations, and schools.
Visit the website at www.
irespectandprotect.com.
“This project will con-
tinue to grow,” said Kelley
KAA March
show is
watercolors
Keizer Art Association’s
virtual March exhibit is the
Watercolor Show. The jur-
ied show will be available at
KAA’s website only from Feb.
25 to March 30. Entries will
be accepted through Feb. 24.
There are two categories
in the show: 2D and youth art
(ages 4 to 14). All entries must
be original to the artist. Each
artist may submit up to four
entries. Entries for this virtual
show must be photographed
without a mat, frame or glass.
First, second and third place
awards will be presented, along
with Best in Show. Winners
will be announced on keizer-
arts.com on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Parosa, Prevention Director
of Liberty House. “We are
encouraged by the amount of
time, feedback, and support
we have received for this cam-
paign from its inception in
2018, especially by the youth
in our community. This is a
community campaign, but
this is a youth-led campaign
as well.” iRespect&Protect
is a community effort facil-
itated by Liberty House, the
child abuse assessment cen-
ter serving Marion and Polk
counties.
Through iRespect&Pro-
tect’s website individuals,
families, and organizations
can educate themselves about
the infl uence of screen-time
on their lives, as well as fi nd
free tools including digital
media contracts and interac-
tive conversation starters. The
website also provides contact
information for crisis inter-
vention, crisis prevention, and
ongoing support for a variety
of needs teens and parents of
youth may need including:
online cruelty, sexting, sex-
tortion, anxiety and depres-
sion, and suicidal ideation.
iRespect&Protect’s kick-
off campaign includes bus and
billboard ads and partnerships
with local coffee cafes to
raise awareness of the infl u-
ence of device and social me-
dia use on mental health and
self-esteem, particularly on
teens. The iRespect&Protect
website and programs foster
positive self-worth, promote
healthy online choices, and
encourage safe relationships
in the digital age.
iRespect&Protect
will
launch its website, thanks to
ongoing support and input
from teens, parents, medical
and mental health profession-
als, educators, law enforce-
ment, youth-serving organi-
zations and other community
members. Support has con-
tinued to increase since 2018
when need and vision for
iRespect&Protect was cre-
ated through collaborative
focus groups held through
Marion and Polk counties.
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It took only four days for a
new temporary shelter at the
Pavillion in the Oregon State
Fairgrounds to fi ll to capacity.
On Feb. 1, the City of Sa-
Supplemental food box-
es have fl own off trucks and
shelves in Keizer and through-
out the state last year.
“It’s the worst rate of hun-
ger we have seen in a century,”
said Oregon Food Bank (OFB)
CEO Susannah Morgan.
The OFB is also advocat-
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the hunger rate in Oregon.
Morgan said the pandemic has
made it harder for a lot of Or-
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In 2020, deaths appear to
have outnumbered birthss in
Oregon for the fi rst time on
record.
While earlier trends sug-
gested the Beaver State would
hit the milestone in the near
future, COVID-19 was the hit
no one saw coming. The were
roughly 2,000 more deaths
than births in the state last
year, according to Josh Lehner
of the Oregon Offi ce of Eco-
nomic Analysis.
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return to pre-pandemic pro-
jections, but the speed at
which that will happen re-
mains uncertain.
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Health Authority, 1,649 Or-
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rectly related to COVID-19,
about 4.1% of the nearly
40,000 deaths last year.
Source: Therese Bottomly/The
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OFB is pushing for an ex-
tension of the foreclosure and
rent moratoriums, and more
funding to address emergency
housing and homelessness.
“We know hunger is a func-
tion of all the things a family
needs to afford,” Morgan said.
“Rent or food? If we can help
ensure people can stay in their
homes and are also able to
meet their rent, they will be
more food secure.”
To donate to the Keizer
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Assistance to families in
need should register for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assis-
tance Program, or SNAP, for-
merly known as food stamps.
Apply for SNAP benefi ts at
oregonhunger.org.
Source: Greg Retsinas/KGW
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lem, Oregon State Fair and
Exposition Center, Mid-Wil-
lamette Valley Community
Action Agency, Church at the
Park opened the shelter with
100 spaces for socially-dis-
tanced tents on the fl oor of the
building at the Oregon State
Fair and Exposition Center.
Ongoing donations are
needed for shelter guests in-
cluding socks, blankets, towels,
winter gear, adult-sized unused
underwear, African American
hair care products, pet food
and pet supplies, backpacks,
totes, and reusable bags. All do-
nations should be delivered to
the Church @ the Park Dona-
tion Center 3104 Turner Road
S.E. in Salem,. Donation drop
off hours are from 12 p.m.- 6
p.m. daily.
Local food vendors and
restaurants who would like to
get involved in meal prepara-
tion or donations can complete
a contact form on the Church
@ the Park website, www.
church-at-the-park.org. For
more information, including
how community members
can get involved in expanding
affordable housing programs
in Salem or volunteer in sup-
port of homelessness, visit
the City of Salem website or
email info@cityofsalem.net.
Source: Press release