Puyallup's homeless wait out the coronavirus pandemic in tents along Riverwalk Trail
With no shelters in the city, those experiencing homelessness in Puyallup have found their own solution: creating a tent encampment and RV site behind Fred Meyer on River Road.
Tents line the Riverwalk Trail, and RVs and cars are parked along 4th Street Northwest leading to the Puyallup Skatepark. At the end of the road in a roundabout, where there are several portable toilets and sinks.
There is no indoor shelter for the homeless to stay in Puyallup. The New Hope Resource Center has handed out camping gear to ensure everyone has personal space during the coronavirus pandemic.
A city spokesperson, Brenda Fritsvold, called the tent encampment “not official” and temporary because of the pandemic.
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