The goal this week is to spread information about cooling centers and resources while also handing out water and other supplies to people living on the street.
SALEM, Ore. — Organizations across the region are gearing up to make sure the homeless are hydrated and stay safe during the forecasted heat wave.
Part of the agency’s work encompasses helping the homeless.
“The plan today is really just getting out into the community and connecting with those that are experiencing homelessness,” said Robert Marshall, the emergency manager with The Arches Project, a division of the agency which is dedicated to addressing housing instability and homelessness.
“We have these five-gallon water containers and so half of these are filled with Gatorade beverages and half of them are filled up with water,” Marshall said as he motioned to the supplies in the back of a van.
KGW caught up with Marshall and his team as they were headed to Geer Community Park in …