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Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
📌 Save the Date! From 9 a.m. on 4/15 to 11:59 p.m. on 4/21, Home Forward will begin accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist and 13 Home Forward apartment community waitlists! Go to homeforward.org/waitlists to learn more and check back for more resources!
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Led by partner @CityofBeaverton, the new affordable housing community of Elmonica Station broke ground on the last day of Jan! It'll be completed next summer thanks to the @oregonmetro Housing Bond. Now 81 families come next year will have access to life-changing affordable homes
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Congratulations to all the supporters of the Williams & Russell Project! The groundbreaking last week is the next step in turning a 1.7-acre lot that has sat vacant for more than 40 years into housing and a Black business hub. I’m with you all the way!
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
By next July, Oregon is on track to rehouse 3,300 households, support and maintain 4,800 shelter beds, prevent 24,000 households from becoming homeless, and finance 2,800 affordable homes.
ALT A graphic with an image of the Painted Hills in the background with the text: "Housing & Homelessness Initiative by the Numbers: Housing & Homelessness Initiative by the Numbers: 3,300 Households Rehoused. 4,800 Shelter Beds Supported and Maintained. 24,000 Prevented From Becoming Homeless. 2,800 Affordable Homes Financed. 25,000 homes in the pipeline from infrastructure investments."
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
TriMet won’t turn away anyone riding to or from an emergency warming shelter who cannot pay fare between 6 p.m. tonight (Feb. 10) and 12 p.m. tomorrow (Feb. 11). Please tell your bus operator that you’re heading to or from a warming shelter.
We're expecting more cold weather this week 🥶 Get tips for riding when there's snow and ice at trimet.org/winterweather.
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Researchers from @portland_state @homelessnesspdx worked with @OregonHCS to evaluate impacts of Oregon's "Project Turnkey." They found the temporary motel-style shelters served residents well, offering a chance to rest, regroup & find their footing: pdx.edu/news/shelter-model-i…
ALT Text: Shelter model improves outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. Image: The exterior stairs of an apartment building.
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
We're celebrating 5 years of the Oregon Supportive Housing Institute. This year, 7 new innovative affordable housing projects emerged from the Oregon Institute.
CSH operates the Institute in collaboration with @OregonHCS. See the program's impact: hubs.la/Q02PZdlZ0
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
CALL 211 to locate cooling centers, other hot weather resources, and to discuss transportation options. We’re here 24/7 to help!
SHARE: In response to @NWSPortland's excessive heat warning for today through tomorrow night,
MULTCO is opening these COOLING CENTERS on SEPT. 5 & SEPT. 6, from NOON - 9 PM:
◾ Cook Plaza, 19421 SE Stark St, Gresham
◾ Portland Covenant Church, 4046 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland
ALT Call 2-1-1 or check multco.us/hot for the latest. Information may change. Cooling centers open Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. All sites ADA accessible. Pets welcome. No one will be turned away. Call 2-1-1 for transportation help. TriMet (trimet.org/planner) allows free rides to cooling centers. An interactive map of other nearby outdoor cooling spaces, splash pads and libraries can be found at multco.us/hot. Cook Plaza: 19421 S.E. Stark St., Gresham Portland Covenant Church: 4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Starting tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 5, @multco will open two daytime cooling centers at noon, and will extend hours into the evening at two large libraries — providing respite for community members as temperatures possibly reach 100 degrees or more. MORE: multco.us/help-when-its-hot/…
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
The wait list is open for the Housing Authority's newest apartment communities, Orchard Meadows & Prescott Gardens! Orchard Meadows is located near South Medford High School while Prescott Gardens is located next to North Medford High. Both properties have 1, 2 and 3 BR units!
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Reminder: TriMet won't turn away anyone riding to or from a cooling center who cannot pay fare between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. today (Sept. 5). Please tell your bus operator that you're heading to or from a cooling center.
Learn more about riding during extreme heat at trimet.org/heat
Be prepared for the heat, stay well-hydrated and be sure to check trimet.org/alerts before you travel for the latest on delays. 📲
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
🎉We are delighted to introduce “The State of Fair Housing in Oregon,” a comprehensive study of statewide housing discrimination trends from 2014 to 2022.
🔗You can access the full report by visiting this link: fhco.org/.../the-state-of-fa…
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
PLAN AHEAD: The NWS has issued a Red Flag Warning for a swath of E. Oregon starting late tonight through Tues. morning. The forecast is calling for low humidity, gusty winds, and thunderstorms.
Prevent sparking a human-caused fire.
LEARN MORE: oregon.gov/osfm/education/pa…
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
🌡️ Major #HeatRisk is forecast this Thursday, Aug 1st across the interior lowlands from Cowlitz to Lane County, the Columbia River Gorge, & Hood River Valley. Highs are forecast in the mid-upper 90s with low temps struggling to drop below 65 degrees in urban areas. #ORwx #WAwx
ALT A red and black graphic illustrating Major Heat Risk and some solutions to stay cool.
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Today, @OregonDEQ issued an #AirQuality advisory for Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, and Malheur counties due to smoke from fires in #Oregon, California, Idaho, Washington, and Canada. The advisory is expected to last until further notice. (1/3)
ALT The Telephone Fire burns on July 26, 2024, near Cow Creek in Eastern Oregon. Photo by Brian Wheeler / Oregon State Fire Marshal
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Update: @OregonDEQ is issuing an #AirQuality advisory for Josephine and Jackson counties. The previous advisory only listed these counties for intermittent smoke.
More information: oregonsmoke.org.
@JacksonCountyOR @CountyJosephine @JoCoPH @OHAOregon @OregonOEM
ALT Diamond Complex Fire. Photo from Inciweb.
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
Today, @OregonDEQ issued an #AirQuality advisory for Baker, Grant, Morrow and Umatilla Counties and extended air quality advisories for Northern Harney and Northern Malheur Counties due to smoke from fires in #Oregon. (1/2)
Photo Credit, Chat Rott, @BLMNational
ALT The Falls Fire produces smoke on July 13, 2024, between Burns and John Day. Photo by Chad Rott / Bureau of Land Management
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
We're posting wildfire updates to our blog: osfminfo.org
We have resources on the Larch Creek, Lone Rock, Cow Valley, and Falls fires.
Tell your local firefighters they're doing a great job when you see them! It's been a busy week.
(📸 Gilliam Co Sheriff)
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
There are several Red Flag Warnings in place across Oregon as we continue to see extreme temperatures.
Please help our firefighters out by taking precautions to avoid sparking a fire.
LINK: oregon.gov/osfm/education/pa…
FIRE FORECAST: weather.gov/fire
Oregon Housing and Community Services retweeted
An additional cooling center has been announced today - @EcoLloyd has opened a site at Lloyd Center:
HRS: 12-7pm
Lloyd Center address 2201 Lloyd Center Portland Oregon 97232
That is in addition to the three listed on this map.
Free rides on @trimet to cooling centers til 10 pm.
