Homeless outreach volunteers help Max Hartfelt clean and move his tent as he lies inside on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Thomas Person, a resident at the Gospel Rescue Mission, sits on their bed before dinner on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. Person arrived at the shelter on March 18. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A man plays with his dog in Baker Park next to his tent, at left, after using the stick to help the stream of water flow better on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol visits Tussing Park, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Cassy Leach, a nurse, who leads a group of volunteers who provide food, medical care and other basic goods to the hundreds of homeless people living in the parks, walks to help homeless people camping in Fruitdale Park move their tents on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Brian Wright, center, prays during bible study at Gospel Rescue Mission, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Brock Spurgeon speaks during an interview with the Associated Press on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. Spurgeon is a member of a self-proclaimed “park watch” group. Spurgeon said the group isn't against homeless people, but rather public drug use: One of his sons is living in the parks as he struggles with addiction, and his brother died while homeless in a nearby city. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Myles Baida plays pickleball after emergency responders put a homeless person in an ambulance on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. Relatives had called police and requested a welfare check. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A homeless child plays in the park after receiving free food with her mother and sister, in Riverside Park, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Members of the self-proclaimed "park watch" group protest on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Laura Gutowski tears up while speaking to the Associated Press, Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Fruidale Park in Grants Pass, Ore. Gutowski's life was upended when her husband died from a pulmonary embolism. Suddenly, in her 50s, she found herself with no income. They didn't have life insurance or savings, and about a month after his passing, she was sleeping outside in the city she grew up in. "I used to love camping," she said through tears. "I loved the outdoors. And now I can't stand it anymore." (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A vehicle at left drives down Rogue River Highway as light shines on the area Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Kevin Reeves looks at his puppy while in his tent in Baker Park on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Brenda Sisson with her dog GinMeg protest against public drug use in parks outside City Hall on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A volunteer holds on to a wheelchair as they help Max Hartfelt into his tent after relocating him from one park to another on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol walks with Cassandra Williams in Tussing Park, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. Bristol, who works at Rogue Community College, met Williams, who is homeless, at the school, and came to talk to her while she was visiting the park. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A used needle is seen next to orange syringe caps on the ground on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Baker Park in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Cassy Leach, right, leads a group of volunteers to check on homeless people living in Baker Park on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol is seen the rearview mirror while visiting Tussing Park on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Cassy Leach, a nurse, who leads a group of volunteers who provide food, medical care and other basic goods to the hundreds of homeless people living in the parks, talks to Kimberly Marie, who is homeless and camping in Fruitdale Park on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A rainbow appears over the downtown area of Grants Pass, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A homeless person clutches money while walking past the Gospel Rescue Mission homeless shelter in Grants Pass, Ore., Friday, March 22, 2024. Grants Pass has just one overnight shelter for adults. It has 138 beds, but rules including attendance at daily Christian services, no alcohol, drugs, or smoking, and no pets mean many won't stay there. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Nichole McKendrick holds her two daughters as she speaks after getting free food at Riverside Park on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. McKendrick has been living out of a vehicle with her two girls. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)