Three homeless camps operate in Roseburg, but not by the city. The camps are owned and operated by Elk Island Trading Group, a landowner that flips blighted real estate.
Under an overpass in Roseburg, Oregon, six-foot privacy fencing surrounds a cluster of tents. In some ways, it looks like an average homeless camp: wooden picnic tables, bikes, port-a-potties. But this camp is different. It’s cleaner than most. It has a shower, trash bins and a game table. There’s even a library.
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