CAMP CHANGE 2023

MISSION STATEMENT 

CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE COHASSET AND EATON RD ALTERNATE SITE IN CHICO CALIFORNIA HAVE COME TOGETHER TO BRING YOU CAMP CHANGE! CAMP CHANGE IS REVOLUTIONARY IN IT’S IDEA AS THE CAMPGROUND IS BEING STAFFED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DISPLACED, HOMELESS, AND UNHOUSED THAT LIVE AT THE CURRENT CAMP CHANGE LOCATION WITH THE HELP OF THE VOLUNTEER STAFF AT THE CHICO HOMELESS UNION.

THIS, CAMP CHANGE, HAS BEEN CREATED IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF CHICO AND THE CURRENT CHICO CITY COUNCILS REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HUMANE AND ADEQUATE SERVICES TO ALL IN NEED WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICO, CA. THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE, HARM, AND HARASS THE HOMELESS AND OR UNHOUSED REGARDLESS OF BEING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FEDERAL JUDGE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE COHASSET AND LASSEN ALTERNATE SITE, NOW CAMP CHANGE, ARE HERE TO STAY. WE AIM TO PROVE THAT IT CAN BE DONE OUR WAY AND TO SHOW ONCE AND FOR ALL THE WE ARE HOMELESS NOT HELPLESS.

1. CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE AIM TO CHANGE PUBLIC OPINION AND THE POPULAR FALSE NARRATIVE ABOUT ALL HOMELESS, UNHOUSED, DISPLACED, AND POOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

2. CAMP CHANGE IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHICO HOMELESS UNION ARE GOING TO ATTEMPT TO REDUCE AND OR ELIMINATE THE TRASH AT CAMP CHANGE, FORMERLY THE CITY SANCTIONED ALTERNATE SITE. THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE AND THE VOLUNTEER STAFF AT THE CHICO HOMELESS UNION ARE AND WILL CONTINYE TO REACH OUT TO THE NEARBY BUSINESSES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ACCESS TO A NEARBY DUMPSTER A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. IDEALLY CHICO HOMELESS UNION IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS SO IF NEEDED CAMP CHANGE AND THE CHICO HOMELESS UNION MAY PROCURE A DUMPSTER FOR THE CAMP CHANGE LOCATION.

IN LIEU OF THOSE OPTIONS CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE CURRENT RESIDENTS AT THE NOW NEWLY NAMED CAMP CHANGE, ARE SEEKING DONATIONS OF TRASH CANS, SMALL, MEDIUM, OR LARGE WE WILL TAKE THEM ALL. WE ARE ALSO SEEKING TRASH BAGS FOR THE DONATED TRASH CANS. CORRECTLY SIZED AND FITTED TRASH BAGS PREFERRED. CINCHE HANDLE TRASH BAGS ARE PREFERRED IF WE HAVE TRANSPORT THE FULL BAGS TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

3. CAMP CHANGE AND ITS RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN MAINTAINING QUIET HOURS FROM 10 PM TO 7 AM IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE NOISE COMPLAINTS INVOLVING CAMP CHANGE AND ITS CURRENT HOMELESS, UNHOUSED, AND OR DISPLACED RESIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP CHANGE.

4. CHICO HOMELES UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE WILL BEGIN HELPING WITH KEEPING THE PORTA POTTIES AT CAMP CHANGE AS CLEAN, MAINTAINED , AND GRAFITTI FREE AS POSSIBLE. WE HOPE TO REDUCE DAMAGES TO THE PORTA POTTYS I.E. GRAFITTI AND VANDALISM WHICH IN TURB REDUCES THE OVERALL COST OF PROVIDING THE PORTA POTTIES TO THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE.

5. CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE (FORMERLY THE CITY OF CHICO ALTERNATE SITE) WISH TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY AT CAMP CHANGE. THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE WANT TO CHANGE THE POPULAR AND FALSE NARRATIVE THAT HOMELESS AND OR UNHOUSED ARE ALL DANGEROUS AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS OR DRUG ADDICTS BEYOND ALL HOPE AND OR REPAIR OR NOT IN NEED OF SERVICES AND COMPASSION.

6. CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THR RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THE CONTINUED HARM AND HARASSMENT FROM CITIZENS PASSING BY IN THEIR VEHICLES. CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE WILL TAKE DOWN YOUR LISCENSE PLATE NUMBER AND VEHICLE MALE, MODEL, AND DESCRIPTION AND WE WILL BE TURNING THAT INFORMATION OVER TO THE CHICO POLICE DEPARTMENT. HARM AND HARASSMENT OF THE DISPLACED, HOMELESS, AND UNHOUSED IS UNACCEPTABLE AND CHICO HOMELESS UNION AND THE RESIDENTS OF CAMP CHANGE WILL PRESS CHARGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

BELOW WE HAVE INCLUDED THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF THE HOMELESS IN WHICH ALL HOMELESS UNIONS OPERATE. THEIR MISSION STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF THE HOMELESS

THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF THE HOMELESS IS TO COMMIT OUR LIVES TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND ALL POVERTY AND TO WORK TIRELESSLY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO RAISING THE AWARENESS OF OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS, TO PLANNING A SUSTAINED STRUGGLE AND TO BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN OBTAIN FREEDOM THROUGH REVOLUTIONARY PERSEVERANCE. WE PLEDGE TO DEEPEN OUR PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO END ALL FORMS OF EXPLOITATION, RACISM, SEXISM, AND ABUSE. TRUE SOLIDARITY DEMANDS THAT WE CREATE NOT ONLY THE NEW SOCIETY BUT ALSO THE NEW HUMAN BEING.