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CCA director says rapid rehousing aided 313 households but funding uncertainty could leave about 40 Astoria households at risk
Summary
Viviana Matthews of CCA told the Astoria City Council that rapid rehousing funded under an Oregon emergency declaration helped about 313 households with roughly $1.5 million in rental assistance; she said state funding formally ended June 30, 2025, and CCA estimates about 40 Astoria households could lose assistance without near-term state reimbursement.
Viviana Matthews, director of Community Care Alliance (CCA), updated the Astoria City Council on the status of rapid rehousing support provided through Oregon emergency‑declaration funds. Matthews said the program received state funding that was backdated to November 2023; from that period through the present CCA has assisted about 313 households with roughly $1,500,000 in rental assistance.
Matthews told council the funding stream formally ended June 30, 2025. CCA carried roughly 150 households on other internal funding between July and September, of which she estimated about 40 Astoria households would be at risk of losing assistance if new funds do not arrive. Matthews said CCA expects to hear from the state about replacement funding within a few weeks and that the organization has been using unrestricted agency funds in the short term to avoid immediate evictions.
On the local impact, Matthews said high rents and limited long‑term housing options (including a closed Section 8 wait list) complicate the ability of rapid rehousing to produce stable, permanent outcomes. “We received, within the rapid rehousing, there there were probably about 3 different part of funding... from November 2023 to today, we had assisted 313 household with $1,500,000 in just rental assistance,” Matthews said, summarizing the program’s reach.
Councilors and Matthews discussed near‑term risk, with council members asking how many households in the city would lose assistance (Matthews said about 40 households in Astoria). The council recommended a broad community conversation—with CCA, other providers, the county and state representatives—to compile a regional picture of funding, program sustainability and winter preparedness.
No formal council action was taken; staff and council agreed to continue coordination with county and state agencies and to monitor the state's funding decision.
