Houston closes major 'tent city' homeless encampment near Minute Maid as residents move to housing
– free, immediate housing that would lead to a permanent home of their own or packing up their stuff and moving elsewhere.
The camp near Minute Maid was actually the reason the navigation center existed in the first place. In 2019, the city, county and partner organizations tried to close it by offering everyone living there housing. But instead of moving everyone out at the same time – there was no way to line up that many empty apartments at once – they moved people out as units became available. After six months, they’d moved more than 100 people into housing, but the camp showed little sign of diminishing.
Manny Cervantes jokes with Jackie Urbina as workers from Veterans Affairs and Coalition for the Homeless Houston try to prepare Cervantes to move from the encampment where he lives Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, near Minute Maid Park in Houston.Hector Reyes talks on the phone to try to arrange services for the young man sitting in a chair Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at an encampment near Minute Maid Park in Houston.L: Manny Cervantes jokes with workers from Coalition for the Homeless and Veterans Affairs.
She lived across the street, in a cluster of trees known as the Grove. She liked it there because it was quieter. But the grove was not part of the area authorities were closing down that week, so she wasn’t approved to move to the navigation center. Lindley intended to come back every day to visit her.
Kenny Lindley waits for a van ride to a navigation center Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at an encampment near Minute Maid Park in Houston.Kenny Lindley smiles as he waits for a van ride to a navigation center Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at an encampment near Minute Maid Park in Houston.L: Kenny Lindley waits with Mark Haney, at right, for a van ride to the navigation center Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. R: Lindley smiles right before he leaves the camp.
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