
Salem veterans get help with rent from federal boost
Federal money will allow dozens of Salem-area veterans to get vouchers that help pay for housing.
Federal money will allow dozens of Salem-area veterans to get vouchers that help pay for housing.
Mahonia Crossing, a private affordable housing complex in the South Gateway area, and Sequoia Crossings, a Salem Housing Authority property for chronically homeless people, are both beginning to lease apartments.
The city-funded program started in 2017 tried to house chronically homeless Salemites in private rentals, but city leaders say it's no longer needed as more housing projects have been added in the city in recent years.