At the end of October, Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties released their annual Metro supportive housing services reports. The reports show system expansion and significant progress toward meeting goals.
At the end of October, Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties released their annual Metro supportive housing services reports. The reports show system expansion and significant progress toward meeting goals.
The recovery-oriented affordable apartment community was made possible in part with a combination of Metro housing bond, supportive housing services, and transit-oriented development funds.
The Marie Equi Center in Southeast Portland offers culturally responsive services for LGBTQ+ community members. Its renovation and operations are made possible in large part by Metro’s supportive housing services fund.
Funded in part by the Metro affordable housing bond, the new community has doubled the small town’s affordable housing inventory.
Metro’s affordable housing bond helped fund the construction of Las Flores, a housing development in Oregon City with 171 homes. Seventy apartments are for households who earn 30% of the area median income or less, and 129 apartments have two or more bedrooms.
When Denise needed a job and Dachea needed a caregiver, the resident services coordinator at their Oregon City affordable housing complex connected them. The resident services coordinator’s position is paid for by Metro’s supportive housing services fund.