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Local homeless coalition asks county to champion 'Hope for Home,' seeks $300,000 a year
Summary
REACH and the Washington County Local Homeless Coalition presented the Hope for Home plan, saying homelessness rose sharply and asking commissioners to direct $300,000/year from the state Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund to support working families who fall outside existing funding definitions.
Jamie Asbury, executive director of REACH of Washington County and chair of the local homeless coalition, told commissioners that “homelessness in Washington County has escalated 340 percent since 2021,” and urged the board to back a new program called Hope for Home.
Asbury described Hope for Home as a countywide effort to secure stable housing for working families who do not qualify for other state or federal homelessness funding. The program would arrange 12-month leases, tailored wraparound services and partnerships with schools, health care providers and landlords to help families rebuild housing…
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