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Most State Offices Closed Friday, Nov. 27

Oregon Housing and Community Services in Salem, Oregon.

Oregon Housing and Community Services along with most offices and buildings of state government, will be closed Friday, Nov. 27. This is the second of 10 mandatory, unpaid furlough days that employees must take during the state's current two-year budget period.

It is in response to the recession that has reduced state revenues and has forced the Legislature to make deep cuts in agency budgets. Coping with these cuts requires closing most state offices and facilities on the days listed in the link below. State workers affected by the closures will take unpaid furloughs on those days.

Tenants of Section 8 projects can still reach our tenant health and safety hotline on Friday: 1-800-453-5511.

For more details, visit: www.Oregon.gov/furlough_closures.shtml

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Status Report: Year One of 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness

Oregon's Ending Homelessness Advisory Council (EHAC) presents a Status Report: Year One of the state's 10-Year plan to End Homelessness A Home for Hope.

EHAC, created through Executive Order by governor Kulongoski has been charged with developing the strategies and make recommendations to end and prevent homelessness among Oregon's homeless populations.

Homelessness continues to rise in many Oregon communities. It shows in the sharp increase of number of people seeking temporary shelters, requesting food and rental assistance. It shows in the larger number of homeless children in the schools, and the number of homeless persons also experiencing addictions and mental health illness.

Amid this growing trend, members of EHAC in collaboration with the state's Interagency Council on Hunger and Homelessness, and in partnership with many local community organizations, the 10-Year Plan shows significant results:

* Creation of more than 200 units of permanent supportive housing
* Preservation of subsidized housing for very low-income households
* Secure additional funding for housing and services
* Passage of state's only policy on homelessness

Read Full Status Report: Year One

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The department's proposed amendments to the Home Ownership Assistance Program rules and the rules describing the new General Housing Account Program are now available for review.

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The 2010 CFC application will be available online on Feb. 19, 2010.

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill)
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On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

The Act includes tax relief and additional resources to stimulate the economy, including additional funding for several OHCS programs.

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