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 mission is to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing and to address other community development needs for people in the Mid-Columbia region.
The 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 three
person staff consisting of the Executive Director, Assistant Director
and Client Services Administrator.
Board: Most of HOPE's board members have been with the organization since its
inception in 1990! HOPE's board consists of twelve dedicated individuals that
donate their time and energy to HOPE's mission and meet monthly toward that
end. The board is further broken into three committees that focus
on specific areas of HOPE operations. These committees are the
Development, Personnel, and Finance committees. The Development committee
meets bi-monthly and the other two committees meet based on need of the
organization.
Members: HOPE's membership consists of at least 25 members and is broadly
representative of the Mid-Columbia region and also represents a variety of
community interests. HOPE's full membership (board included) meets
annually.
Telephone
541.386.9144
Fax
541.386.9145
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 435 Hood River, OR. 97031
Street Address
1308 12th Street Hood River, OR. 97031