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Bienestar reports housing counseling gains and new Medicaid-funded housing supports

Hillsboro City Council · September 17, 2024
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Bienestar (community grantee) told Hillsboro council that city funding helped double housing counseling capacity, helped seven families into homeownership, supported rental-assistance efforts and secured a HealthShare Medicaid 1115 capacity-building grant to bill Medicaid for housing-related services.

Representatives from Bienestar (community grantee) updated the Hillsboro City Council on progress under the city’s multi-year community impact grant, highlighting expanded services across the housing spectrum.

Nathan Teske and Courtney Trezise said the city-funded staffing position created last fall has allowed their housing counseling team to nearly double its caseload; staff reported 102 one-on-one…

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