| Status Report: Year One of 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness |
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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 first policy on homelessness
Read Full Status Report: Year One
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For More Information:
Mary Carroll
Ph: 503-986-6740 | E-Mail
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