2019 Oregon State Legislative Session Recap -Read about progress on housing initiatives! Read More: www.oregonhousingalliance.org/2019-legislative-session-recap/

State of Oregon Point In Time (PIT) Homeless Count Biennial county-specific data. 2019 PIT Count data should become available by Fall of 2019. https://public.tableau.com/profile/oregon.housing.and.community.services#!/vizhome/InformationDashboardPITCount_1/Point-in-TimeCount

The annual homelessness count reached a seven-year high in January 2018. https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/homelessness-rising-in-jackson-county

According to 2018 Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) research, 1 out of 3 Jackson County renters are paying more than 50% of their income in rent.  For renters with extremely low income, this percentage jumps to 4 out of 5 paying more than 50% of their income in rent.  See link for Jackson County’s […]

Those Earning Minimum Wage Still Can’t Pay for a Two-Bedroom Rental https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/06/affordable-housing-minimum-wage-rent-apartment-house-rental/592024/?utm_campaign=citylab-daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email&silverid=%25%25RECIPIENT_ID%25%25&utm_source=newsletter&fbclid=IwAR3ZDj2Yxt7nfbPZwOZDezrDEOUvGNdmijfzG2RMe1n0JYa3qQk7AgF605E

Across Oregon, the cost of housing continues to rise rapidly. In the Portland metro area, people earning minimum wage would need to work 82 hours a week just to be able to afford an average one-bedroom apartment and still have money left over for food, utilities, and transportation. In Jackson County, someone would need to […]

The Operation Welcome Home campaign, running from November 2018 to August 2019, is aimed at addressing Veteran Homelessness. Jackson County, one of 10 Oregon Communities selected to participate in Operation Welcome Home, reached its goal of housing 100 Veterans who were experiencing homelessness.  In Jackson County, the Jackson County Continuum of Care, ACCESS, EasterSeals Oregon, […]

The City of Medford has released a RFP for projects and programs that accomplish one or more of the following objectives: Create new rental units Increase homeownership opportunities Facilitate land acquisition and infrastructure development for housing Purchase and preserve existing affordable housing Develop permanent supportive housing for homeless and special needs populations Support transitional housing […]