Wyden, Merkley announce $200K from USDA for management of Oregon long-term affordable housing – KTVZ

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced Wednesday that Group and Shelter Help in Oregon will obtain $200,000 from the U.S. Division of Agriculture to offer ongoing administration of long-term inexpensive housing in communities all around the state, together with Redmond and Madras.

“As we enter the coldest months of the yr, I’m gratified to see federal {dollars} go to conserving roofs overhead for Oregonians in communities all through the state,” Wyden mentioned. “Whereas constructing extra long-term inexpensive housing stays an ongoing problem, CASA is offering essential providers to take care of and develop the long-term inexpensive housing we have already got. I’ll proceed to battle in order that within the wealthiest, strongest nation on earth, all Oregon households have a heat, protected, inexpensive and steady place to name residence.”

“Everybody ought to be capable to afford a protected place to name residence, and as we’re confronted with a housing affordability disaster, it’s essential that we help efforts increasing entry to housing choices,” mentioned Merkley. “This funding, going to CASA of Oregon to help housing cooperatives throughout the state, will guarantee Oregonians have higher entry to inexpensive and dependable housing choices.”

CASA, situated in Sherwood, will use the Rural Improvement grant {dollars} from USDA together with $96,500 it raised to offer help to communities in Gold Seaside, Leaburg, Boardman, McMinnville, Idleyld, Dexter, Cottage Grove, Redmond, Warrenton, Clatskanie, Winston, Estacada, Rainier, Madras, Welches, and Newport as they develop long-term, inexpensive housing choices. CASA supplies ongoing technical help to housing cooperatives to make sure long run viability as inexpensive housing choices.

“We’re grateful for these much-needed assets that may enable us to search out long-term options to the housing disaster that too many Oregonians–especially these residing in rural areas– face,” mentioned Rose Ojeda, Director of CASA’s Manufactured Housing and Cooperative Improvement Heart. “We sit up for working with our native companions to develop packages tailor-made to their distinctive wants that create extra sustainable, wholesome, and simply communities.”