Education Portal

In an effort to help people understand the barriers to shelter our unhoused neighbors face, we've made an attempt to put some information together to bridge the gap between what people assume and what is true. This portal will be updated frequently as we put more resources together, so please check back!

What is Grants Pass?

To read more about Grants Pass and how it will likely affect our Unhoused Neighbors in Rochester, NY and beyond, click the link below.

Grants Pass Info

Common Definitions

Some of the language used on the site may be new to you, especially when it comes to language used around shelter for our Unhoused Neighbors. In an attempt to clarify what some of these terms mean, we've put together a short list of terms we'll be using frequently.

Definitions

Shareable Materials

Please help us spread the word by sharing this site, and/or printing out some informational material and distributing it!

Shareable Materials

Shelter Report Card

You can find an interactive version of the Shelter Report Card by using our Find a Shelter Tool. But you can also view it as an Infographic using the button below

Shelter Report Card

Code Blue Shelters for 2024

Click the link below to view a .pdf of Code Blue Shelters for 2024. RTS is also offering free rides to shelters for folks during Cold Blue.

Cold Blue Shelters 2024

Further Reading

Resources for Housing in Monroe County - Monroe Housing Plan
Policy Solutions - Housing Not Handcuffs
Encampment Principles & Best Practices - Housing Not Handcuffs
City’s only sanctioned homeless encampment razed, its future in limbo - WXXI News 9/12/2024
The Moral Failure of the Grants Pass Decision - The Nation 9/9/2024
War on the Poor - The Asheville Blade 2/20/2022
Swept Away - ProPublica 10/29/2024