Housing Works is celebrating the opening of Barbara’s Place on November 16th at 1:00 PM in Redmond. Barbara’s Place is a six-unit apartment community designed to provide supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Barbara’s Place is the first multi-family building certified to the Earth Advantage Gold Standard in the region. Pinnacle Architecture designed the building […]
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Housing Works has purchased bank-owned homes by utilizing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds. The homes are available to households with income under 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). For a family of four in Deschutes County, 80% of the AMI is $50,800. The qualifying home buyer will purchase the home and lease the land […]
The Housing Choice Voucher Waitlist is Closed until January 2013. The Mainstream Voucher Waitlist is closed until February 2013. Applicants are asked to apply online once the waitlist is open by clicking here
In September, Housing Works and community leaders broke ground on the 24 unit apartment complex, Canyon East. Housing Works and Community And Shelter Assistance Corporation of Oregon (CASA) teamed up to develop the Madras project to be built on a 1.83 acre site owned by Housing Works. The design calls for 2, 3, and 4 […]
Effective July 1, 2010, Housing Works will be switching to direct deposit for Housing Assistance Payments (HAP). A direct deposit sign-up sheet will need to be signed and returned to the Housing Works office prior to the July 1st HAP payment. If a landlord has already submitted a direct deposit from they do not need […]
Housing Works and Families Forward presented The Glen Gives and West Bend Property Company with the first annual Golden Key Awards. The presentation of the awards was made at Housing Works’ Board of Commissioners Meeting on January 20th, 2010. Awarded annually, the Golden Key Awards recognize Housing Works’ and its nonprofit’s, Families Forward, community partners […]