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Mediation Center outlines housing-stability program, seeks early-intervention partnerships and tighter CAP coordination
Summary
The Community Mediation Center reported on a housing stability program that provides conflict coaching, referrals and limited conciliation to prevent evictions; staff urged early intervention by landlords and closer coordination with Lower Columbia CAP rental-assistance systems and proposed education and outreach to landlords and tenants.
The Community Mediation Center on Wednesday briefed the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners on its housing stability program, which offers conflict coaching, referrals to services and conciliation or mediation to reduce unlawful-detainer filings and help tenants and landlords resolve unpaid-rent disputes.
Gina (surname not specified), program staff at the mediation center, described the program’s scope: it is open to anyone in Cowlitz County at risk of losing housing due to nonpayment or lease violations, and it acts as a neutral third party that does not provide legal advice or disburse rental assistance funds. Instead, the center provides communication coaching, conflict de‑escalation strategies, warm handoffs to local resources, screening for Lower Columbia CAP rental assistance, and conciliation or formal mediation in a subset of cases.
From the program’s July 2023 start through…
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