The Nickerson Camp & Shelter in Place projects: Our projects and services are based in a Shelter-in -Place philosophy towards encampments, best exemplified by our partnership with the Nickerson Camp. Between 2018-2020, the Nickerson Camp was supported through a partnership with The United Churches of Olympia and Just Housing Olympia. These groups worked with encampment residents to develop and facilitate self-governance rules and processes and to provide health and safety support like propane, laundry, garbage removal, and survival supplies. When OlyMAP was created in 2020, we took over JHO’s role in supporting the encampment. This project has helped to ensure that the 13 residents of the Nickerson Camp have a stable and safer place to shelter themselves, which has enabled a number of the residents to better access and maintain social services, to find and maintain work, and pursue other goals that improve their personal well-being and quality of life.