At the Center for Hope and Safety, the average shelter stay length for domestic violence survivors has tripled over the past year because of the time needed to find an apartment.
Tag: SALEM HOUSING
With $2 million from feds, domestic violence housing project ready to break ground
The Hope Plaza site at 450 Church Street Northeast in Salem in July 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Jayne Downing used to have a collage of sticky notes on her office door at the Center for Hope and Safety. The items on them were a long-term wishlist of things survivors of[Read More…]
High housing costs, low rental inventory are making Salem less affordable
Homes on Tierra Drives Northeast on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Homes in Salem have become increasingly pricey, and renters are having a hard time finding available units with local vacancy rates below both Portland and national averages. A shortage of both homes for sale and available rentals[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Housing Authority distributed 24 emergency housing vouchers, but just two have found a rental
The Salem Housing Authority on Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Six months after getting extra money to help 34 homeless or low-income households, just two clients of the Salem Housing Authority have found a rental. Along with housing authorities around the state, Salem Housing Authority got emergency housing vouchers[Read More…]
Uncategorized Can’t afford Salem rent? The wait for a housing voucher is years long.
Debbra Graham stands outside her tent at The ARCHES Project on Dec. 16, 2019. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem residents who need public assistance to get into housing are waiting as long as five years before moving into a home, according to city data. More than 12,700 people from 5,300 households[Read More…]
Uncategorized Micro-apartment complex Nishioka Building will break ground Monday
Construction workers prepare to break ground at the Nishioka Building, offering around 150 micro-apartments, at the corner of State and Commercial streets. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The Nishioka Building, a mixed-use project that could fuel more change in downtown Salem, will break ground on Monday, developers say. “We’re excited. This has[Read More…]
