Bend, OR. It’s certainly no secret that Bend has a dire need for more affordable workforce housing. The least affordable city in the state, Bend has a vacancy rate below 1% for multifamily housing, leaving families with very few options. Ironically, Deschutes County is the fastest growing county in the State and the seventh fastest in […]
Redmond, OR. Housing Works is excited to announce the funding of Cook Crossing, an affordable apartment community serving seniors that will be located in Redmond on Veterans Way. The project includes the new construction of Cook Crossing, a 4-story, 48-unit apartment community with commercial space on the ground floor. The building site is located on […]
MADRAS, OR – Thanks to a number of local partners, walls will be raised on Casa Soñada (Dream Home) in Madras, thus providing an affordable home for a local agricultural family. Co-developers Housing Works and NeighborImpact have partnered with Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild to build the first of 6 new affordable homes in Madras. […]
Bend, OR. EPIC Property Management, LLC (EPIC) is excited to announce the lease-up of The Parks at Eastlake, an affordable apartment community located on Bend’s east side behind Eastlake Village. The development provides Bend with new affordable housing for 40 households. As an affordable property, income restrictions will apply and rents will be well below […]
Jenny S. has achieved many goals during her participation in the PATHWorks program! She is part of our leadership team and recently participated in the Voices Project. Listen to her story here.
Redmond, OR — Housing Works has announced that the waiting list for the Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Housing Choice Voucher Program will be open February 9th, 2015 at 8:00 am through February 13th, 2015, 5:00 p.m. This program is open to low-income qualified residents of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties who are under the age of […]
Redmond, OR –Housing Works has announced that the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly known as the HUD Section 8 program) will be open January 12, 2015 at 12:01am through January 16, 2015, 11:59 p.m. This program is open to low income qualified residents of Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties. Applicants must […]
Redmond city leaders get firsthand look at success of Housing Works partnership on seized houses Redmond city officials today were recognized for their leadership role in partnering with Housing Works, the affordable housing agency forCentral Oregon, which has turned trashed houses seized by the police department into community assets. Mayor George Endicott, Chief of Police […]
Redmond, OR — Housing Works, the leading affordable housing provider serving the tri-county Central Oregon region, has secured an additional fifteen (15) federally-funded vouchers to aid homeless veterans obtain quality housing. “These vouchers will improve lives in the most fundamental way – providing safe, clean, permanent, affordable housing for homeless veterans,” said Kenny LaPoint, Housing […]
Redmond, OR –Tom Kemper, an attorney and former real estate developer inPortland, recently was appointed executive director of Housing Works, the housing authority for Central Oregon. Kemper replaces Cyndy Cook, who served in that position for 30 years until her retirement in May. Housing Works, the largest affordable housing provider in Central Oregon, is a […]