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Clackamas County breaks ground on Recovery Campus with state, federal and regional funding
Summary
Clackamas County marked the start of construction on a Recovery Campus that will add 76 beds and co-locate treatment, stabilization and transitional housing. Officials credited a $10,000,000 allocation from Oregon's governor plus additional state, federal and Metro funds.
Clackamas County leaders, state officials and regional partners gathered to break ground on a Recovery Campus that county staff said will provide withdrawal management, residential treatment, mental-health supports and 76 transitional housing beds.
"This is a groundbreaking moment in many ways," Clackamas County Administrator Gary Schmidt told attendees, and he credited partners across government for piecing together the financing that made the project possible. Schmidt named a $10,000,000 direct allocation from Governor Tina Kotek, $5,000,000 from the state legislative appropriation credited to Senate leadership, and a $2,500,000 federal appropriation led by Oregon’s congressional delegation as key components of the funding stack.
Governor Tina Kotek, who spoke at the ceremony, said the project fits into statewide efforts to expand behavioral-health treatment and shelter capacity. "We are breaking ground on a place that will save lives and heal families," she said, explaining that an emergency declaration gave the state flexibility to allocate funds for unsheltered homelessness and behavioral-health services.
Metro and other regional partners also contributed. Metro Councilor Christine Lewis said the agency will bring $13,500,000 in supportive-housing-services funding to the partnership. Fora Health, designated by the county as a service provider, and local behavioral-health organizations will deliver on-site care when the campus opens.
Officials said the campus is intended as an integrated, trauma-informed campus combining clinical care, peer support, life-skills training and transitional housing to prevent people from "falling through the cracks." The ceremony concluded with a ceremonial shovel-turn by county leaders and elected officials.
