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Salem Housing Authority reports fewer vacancies, rising Family Self-Sufficiency participation and eviction costs in PMR
Summary
Housing Authority Director Nicole Yoots told the board the Family Self-Sufficiency program is near capacity, permanent supportive housing vacancies have declined since the report date, and evictions at one permanent supportive site drove substantial turnover costs.
The Salem Housing Authority presented its Program Management Report Monday, reporting high participation in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, declining but notable vacancies in permanent supportive housing, and substantial turnover costs tied to evictions.
Nicole Yoots, director of housing for the Salem Housing Authority, told the Housing Authority meeting the FSS program is nearly full at 145 of 150 participant slots and that enrolled families have accumulated more than $30,000 in escrow savings aimed at long-term stability. "That program seems to be thriving a lot," Yoots said.
Yoots also reviewed occupancy in permanent supportive housing: the report listed about 20 vacancies at the time of the document, but Yoots said that figure had since dropped to 12. She gave a detailed breakdown of 14 listed vacant units at Equinna Hall: six…
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