camp hope

Camp Hope is located on city owned property near the wastewater treatment plant.

The Director Andy Ferguson with Transform Yakima Together says the camp on East Nob Hill behind the U-Haul building is now housing people in large military style tents that will be heated this winter.

Director Andy Ferguson says now that they have funding the engineering work will begin. "So it's going to be a 2 or 3 month process before we get set up with utilities."

The indoor camp on Englewood Avenue is set to close Saturday and reopen on city property near the wastewater treatment plant.

To allow the city to continue to call the camp temporary the city will require that the camp be vacated every five months so the city doesn't face liability if crime happens at the camp.

But the council did approve a amendment to a lease that allows Camp Hope to house families with children.

It's called "Night of Hope" and it's set for Thursday, May 10 at Le Chateau in Yakima. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Andy Ferguson says they'll close the indoor facility on June 30 and re-open the Camp Hope on city property behind the former K-Mart property on East Nob Hill.

A letter sent to the city from Transform Yakima Together requests the city help in finding a permanent location for a homeless shelter East of the former Kmart on East Nob Hill separate from the property used for a homeless shelter at the wastewater treatment plant.

Director Andy Ferguson says they're determined to keep the area safe through an upcoming neighborhood meeting and neighborhood patrols.