Oregon reports shelter and rehousing gains, cites 28,000 eviction filings in 2024 as prevention programs scale

Oregon Housing and Community Services told a legislative subcommittee March 25 that state and local efforts under a January 2023 governor’s executive order on homelessness exceeded early targets for shelter beds and rehousing and that the state is scaling prevention programs in response to rising eviction filings.

The agency said local regions working under the executive order set time‑bound goals — within one year to prevent 8,750 households from becoming homeless, add at least 600 low‑barrier shelter beds and rehouse at least 1,200 unsheltered households — and that local partners exceeded those targets over the course of the rollout.

Why it matters: OHCS officials told legislators the state remains second in the nation for unsheltered homelessness and that continuing investments are intended to stabilize housing, expand shelter options that are accessible to people with a wide range of needs, and prevent eviction before people lose housing.

Andrea Bell, executive director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, framed the problem and the state response, saying Oregon faces a severe shortage of rental homes, particularly for households with extremely low…