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OHCS presents shelter funding caps, regional cost‑sharing plan and ORDAP eviction‑prevention findings; subcommittee acknowledges reports
Summary
Oregon Housing and Community Services presented budget‑note findings recommending a $31,000 per‑bed state funding cap, a 20% local contribution expectation, delayed implementation to 2027, and ORDAP eviction‑prevention measures that average under $5,000 per household; the subcommittee acknowledged both reports.
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) officials told the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Feb. 17 that two budget‑note reports support changes to how the state funds shelter capacity and eviction prevention.
Caleb Yant, OHCS deputy director, said the agency’s work focused on two budget notes: one on creating a sustainable, statewide shelter system and another on eviction prevention methodology. Yant said the agency is managing roughly $210 million for shelter and about $35–46.6 million for eviction prevention across the 2025‑27 budget, acknowledging that legislative funding was allocated across multiple bills.
Liz Weber, director of the housing‑stabilization division at OHCS, described findings from grantee surveys, HMIS data and national best practices. OHCS reported…
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