Rising cost of living, a competitive rental market and a dearth of available affordable housing and shelter have hallmarked Bend and much of Central Oregon in recent years, but a
Central Oregon's long-time homeless services coordinating body, the Homeless Leadership Coalition, today announced a shift in the organization's long-term planning approach. Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, which supports and coordinates the activity of local governments, will step into the role of "lead agency" long filled by NeighborImpact, the region's largest service provider. Among the duties that COIC will take on are supporting service providers to update the High Desert Home's 10 Year Plan to end Homelessness; serving as fiscal and administrative agent for the Homeless Leadership Coalition; preparing the annual grant application to the Housing and Urban Development Department; and liaising between service providers and local government. The Homeless Leadership Coalition is the leadership body for the federally designated Continuum of Care serving Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The Hom
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