City of Bend to consider 2 NE Bend motels for converting into temporary transitional shelter
Two NE Bend motels are in the running for a state-funded project to be purchased by city of Bend for temporary transitional housing
Process resumes a month after earlier motel purchase plan was scrubbed
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A month after the city of Bend called off plans to buy a Third Street motel to convert into a transitional shelter, city councilors Wednesday night agreed to begin the process again, this time considering two other northeast Bend motels, to see if one is suitable for a state-funded grant program.
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State Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Medford, urged his colleagues to vote for the housing bill. Here he listens to arguments on the floor of the Oregon Senate in January 2019.
A measure to allow the easy conversion of hotels and motels into emergency shelters and long-term affordable housing for people who lost their homes in the wildfires or who are otherwise unhoused sailed through the Senate on Monday.
A measure to ease the conversion of hotels and motels into emergency shelters and long-term affordable housing for people who lost their homes in the wildfires or who are otherwise unhoused sailed through the Senate on Monday.
Bethlehem Inn receives $2.7 million state grant to buy, convert Redmond motel into homeless shelter
Bethlehem Inn plans to convert Redmond motel into shelter
Initially will house up to 25 people, 90 longer-term
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Community Foundation announced Tuesday that the Bethlehem Inn will receive a Project Turnkey grant of nearly $2.7 million for the acquisition and conversion of a 37-room motel in Redmond. The property will serve emergency needs, initially providing 25 rooms of safe, stable shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
“Bethlehem Inn has been serving the region’s homeless population with emergency shelter services for over 20 years,” says Gwenn Wysling, executive director of the Bethlehem Inn. The pandemic has further complicated and prolonged economic challenges in a region, where even people who have jobs often struggle to find and keep affordable housing. We are very grateful to the City of Redmond and the community for trusti
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