Governor Brown Announces 5-Year Plan To Address Housing Issues

PORTLAND, OR – Governor Brown unveiled on Monday a five-year plan to try and end homelessness and address housing instability in Oregon. The plan was developed by Oregon Housing and Community Services, which had teams get input on housing issued from people in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state.

The result is "Breaking New Ground," a plan that breaks the issue of housing into six priorities to be addressed – equity and racial justice, homelessness, permanent supportive housing, affordable rental housing, homeownership, and rural communities.

"It will take all of us working together to prevent people from slipping into homelessness, to get people quickly off the street, and to help all Oregonians access stable homes," Brown said.

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Brown's budget proposal includes $400 million to help move toward that goal. It's not yet clear if the legislature will go along.

The governor says that the plan is ambitious and historic and will need an effort from the legislature that matches it.

"This is an ambitious and historic statewide housing plan that will guide our state’s housing investments for years to come, and will set a trajectory that will endure even longer," Brown said.

"It will take an equally ambitious and historic investment from the Legislature to ensure that every Oregonian, in communities large and small, has access to housing choices that allow them and their families to thrive."

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