Oregon Housing and Community Services
Faces of Home Stories
Josh from Oregon finally has independence thanks to supportive housing.It's Sunday and Josh, 35, is waiting for his parents to arrive. He peers out the window of Bend’s Kearney Apartments, where he’s lived since it opened in 1998.
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- HFA NewsAugust 4, 2010The U.S. Department of Treasury approved Oregon’s plans for four new foreclosure prevention programs today. One of five states to receive second round Hardest Hit Funds, Oregon received notice in late March that it would receive $88 million in funding for foreclosure prevention to help approximately 6,000 households across the state. Oregon Housing and Community Services submitted a proposal to Treasury in early June outlining programs it would create to responsibly distribute the funds to struggling Oregon homeowners.
- HFA NewsAugust 2, 2010Funds are still available to help low-income Oregon homeowners replace old appliances, according to Oregon Housing and Community Services, the state agency that runs the Appliance Rebate Program. The agency expects to distribute approximately 2,000 vouchers to qualified homeowners on a first-come, first-served basis, until they run out.
- HFA NewsJune 3, 2010Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) submitted a proposal for review to U.S. Treasury today that outlines its plan for disbursing $88 million in foreclosure assistance funds. One of five states to receive second round Hardest Hit funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Oregon received notice in late March that it will receive $88 million in foreclosure assistance funds because of its high rate of unemployment.
- HFA NewsDecember 9, 2009Salem - Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) today announced a funding opportunity for farmworker housing. The agency’s Farmworker Housing Tax Credit program for 2010 will make available $3,625,000 in 2010 tax credits ($7.25 million in eligible costs) to construct, acquire and/or rehabilitate housing for low- or very-low-income farmworkers. “Tax-credit supported housing projects benefit families, children, and the communities in which they live,” said OHCS Director Victor Merced. “Children do better in school because of the housing. Families become more stable. And, farmers and growers have a steady and permanent labor force.”
- Press ReleasesNovember 7, 2008Twenty-three state Housing Finance Agency (HFA) programs were recognized during the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) recent Annual Conference and Tradeshow.
