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Links: Oregon Economic and Community Development Dept. Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
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HOusing for PEople, Inc. (HOPE) is a non-profit organization that came into being in 1989 when the last local church in Hood River that was willing to serve the homeless was forced to close its doors due to security reasons. The pastor of that church called community meetings to discuss the increasing problem of homelessness in the community. Out of those public meetings HOPE was born. A pledge walk and fundraiser was organized and enough money was raised for HOPE to apply for its non-profit status. That status was granted on Jan 2, 1990. HOPE has since gone on to provide much of the affordable housing in the Mid-Columbia region of Oregon and Washington. This affordable housing consists of 5 apartment complexes. The four in Oregon are managed by an outside property management firm and one in Washington managed by a contracted individual. HOPE also heads up an emergency voucher program, which provides temporary relief to those in need of emergency shelter, food, or gasoline. HOPE is also a community development corporation, which has peeked outside of the affordable housing aspect of community development and has been the grant administrator for local Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects. Our MissionOur mission is to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing and to address other community development needs for people in the Mid-Columbia region. Company ProfileThe three main tiers of HOPE (staff, board and members) are a group of individuals that work as a team toward the mission of the organization. These citizens come together to help HOPE help the community in which we live. Staff: HOPE has a five person staff
consisting of four regular
employees and one AmeriCorps/Vista volunteer. The full-time positions are
Executive Director, Administrative Bookkeeper, Self Help Program Manager, and
Resident Services Coordinator. The volunteer position is Homebuyer
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