Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley last week announced that six Oregon counties, including Lane County, will receive 80 vouchers from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to fund permanent affordable housing assistance to Oregonians with extreme mental health concerns and disabilities.
Lane County will receive 30 vouchers totaling $237,654 — the second highest amount awarded in the state, seconded by Clackamas County with 30 vouchers totaling. $361,166.
This housing assistance will go to assist non-elderly people with disabilities who are transitioning out of institutional or other isolated settings, are at serious risk of institutionalization, are homeless, or are otherwise without stable housing.
