Heart And Hand For Homeless

‘This place works’: Woman advocates for shelter that helped her out of homelessness amid possible cuts PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six hundred and seventy-five shelter beds remain up for possible cuts across Multnomah County. Officials say it would help patch the budget shortfall of tens of millions of …

The lack of deeply affordable housing is a primary cause of homelessness. For many, rising costs create an impossible choice between paying for housing and other necessities like healthcare, groceries, or clothing.

Only 35 affordable and available rental homes exist for every 100 extremely low-income renter households. Median rents are increasingly unaffordable.

States with high rents tend to have higher homelessness rates. And the STATE OF WASHINGTON RANKS #9 IN HIGHEST RENTS in the United States.

(Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness https://endhomelessness.org/state-of-homelessness/)

The Tribal Housing Grant Fund is a first-of-its-kind program designed to provide state funds to help address the housing needs of the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon.

This fund is an exciting opportunity to advance government-to-government relations to support housing stability and Tribal self-determination. OHCS and representatives from Tribal Nations worked for more than a year to develop the program, and the fund's flexibility intentionally uplifts Tribal sovereignty.

Funds can be used for programs such as:
Homelessness response and prevention
Affordable rental housing
Homeownership support
Land acquisition, infrastructure, development, and rehab

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National American Indian Housing Council National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)