Bend Don't Break: Johannah Johnson-Weinberg, Founder & Executive Director of CAMP

In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Johannah Johnson-Weinberg, founder of CAMP (Companion Animal Medical Project), to discuss the vital intersection of animal welfare and housing insecurity in Central Oregon. Johannah shares how her early work at a local humane society and a low-cost spay/neuter clinic opened her eyes to the deep bonds between people and their pets—especially for those facing homelessness. Drawing on years of experience in both the animal and human services sectors, she created CAMP to ensure that pet owners experiencing housing instability don’t have to choose between shelter and the companionship of their animals.Johannah and Aaron talk about how CAMP has evolved in response to the real-time needs of the community, the organization’s upstream approach to preventing pet-owner separation, and recent changes to homeless camps in Bend that have increased the urgency for support services. Send us Fan MailSupport the show