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A young woman with a new baby escapes an abusive relationship and turns to the Center for Hope & Safety for emergency shelter.
She is housed in a congregate setting, sharing living space and restrooms with other survivors. The Salem-based nonprofit organization connects her to resources and enrolls her in its rapid rehousing program, helping her to not just survive but thrive.
It takes nearly two years, but she now has her own place, is going to school and has a job and access to childcare.
The center will be able to house and help more women like her homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking thanks to a $4.9 million grant and the purchase of a Salem motel.
Ashland organization distributing $400K in rent relief
People struggling to pay back rent and those on the verge of homelessness can apply to Options for Helping Residents of Ashland for help.
Posted: May 17, 2021 11:41 AM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
ASHLAND, Ore. An Ashland-based organization has undertaken distributing $400,000 in state funds for people struggling to pay back rent and those on the verge of losing their housing due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA) said that the money came via ACCESS, and is part of Oregon s Supporting Tenants Accessing Rental Relief, which was set aside to help people pay rent, late fees, and back rent incurred after April 1 of 2020. The money can also go toward utility payments, hotel/motel vouchers, and moving costs.
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Pastor Bernie Lindley at St. Timothy s Episcopal Church in Brookings. With few resources for homeless people in Curry County Lindley s church congregation has helped homeless residents in need.
There was an alarming increase in the number of homeless people who died in towns on Oregon’s Southwest coast during the pandemic. While there’s no single cause, it all comes back to housing.
On a recent Sunday in St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings, Father Bernie Lindley is holding a service about charity and healing and good will.
“Peter, empowered by his faith and the witness of Jesus Christ, sees this man and heals this man, and the man gets up at once and dances for joy,” Lindley says to the dozen parishioners seated throughout the small church.
A project to convert a hotel in Grants Pass into low-income housing using state funds recently fell through. It was one of a dozen proposals throughout Oregon meant to quickly create housing to support people displaced by wildfires or who are struggling with homelessness.