Bend Bulletin, Oct. 25, 2015 The lack of housing might be dire in Central Oregon, but the situation is even more so for those who experience mental illness. Housing exists in the form of residential treatment facilities and temporary motel stays, but long-term housing options are often few and far between. One of the biggest […]
Oregonian Editorial Board, July 23, 2015 One of the big wins coming out of the legislative session this year is one that has received only modest notice: authorization for $20 million in lottery bond proceeds to be spent on mental health housing. Mental health is one of those needs that can absorb millions of dollars like […]
By Derald Walker, chief executive officer of Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Inc., in The Portland Tribune, June 7, 2012 READ – Cascadia Housing: not always for healing, Portland Tribune, May 24, 2012 Despite misinformation, independent living is key to survival Cascadia Housing has long been a proud and important provider of specialty low-income housing for people […]
From the Portland Tribune, May 24, 2012 Eric Hossack is trying to regain the inner strength to live on his own again, and cope with a mental illness that led him to heroin addiction, homelessness and multiple suicide attempts. But recovery isn’t so easy living at Harriet Court. The 16-unit apartment building near Southeast Portland’s […]
Portland Housing Bureau, ‘News from PHB’, February 14, 2012 The Portland Housing Bureau is investing over $9 million in nonprofit developers to build and preserve affordable rental homes. Last fall, PHB announced the availability of funding through a competitive process and invited developers to submit proposals for either new construction or repair of existing apartments […]
From the Bend Bulleton, December 12, 2011 When a mental health treatment home is moving into a residential area, a local safety council will get notice but not the neighbors, according to a proposal by state officials. Oregon dropped a proposal to notify residents such as those who complained last year that they learned at […]
The Portland Tribune, November 3, 2011 Portland’s Home Forward announced this week the first large-scale opening of its public housing waiting list in more than a year. On Nov. 16, Home Forward (previously called the Housing Authority of Portland) will open waiting lists for about 800 apartments in seven public housing buildings on a first-come, […]
Guest Column by Ed Blackburn, published in the Portland Tribune, May 26, 2011. Blackburn is executive director of Central City Concern in Old Town. City’s ‘housing first’ policy demonstrates its value as a big step toward a new life for homeless Peter Korn raises important policy issues regarding public investments in housing for homeless people […]
From the Portland Mercury, September 25 2008 Soon, up to 15 people who have committed violent crimes will be moving into one house in the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood, on the edge of Southeast Portland. Neighbors in Ardenwald-Johnson Creek are, understandably, upset. The controversial new residents are the future patients of Balfour House, a planned healthcare […]
From the Oregonian, August 22 2008 Cornelius – A commission backs the city’s revocation of a conditional-use permit The Cornelius Planning Commission has voted to uphold the city’s revocation of a conditional-use permit for Connell House. The commission’s unanimous vote Wednesday is the second door to slam on the home since the state temporarily shut […]
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