09-04-2025
Albany, Hood River to see new affordable housing for vets, BIPOC communities
PORTLAND, Ore. () – The Oregon Housing and Community Services agency is helping to bring new affordable housing units to Albany and Hood River, the state agency announced Tuesday.
OHCS is helping fund 168 affordable homes, which will offer services for veteran support, education and skills programs along with assistance with the application process for farmworkers.
'We have an opportunity and an obligation to shape housing progress that truly delivers for people,' said OHCS Executive Director Andrea Bell. 'That means supporting city and county leaders, developers, service providers, and others who are working to preserve the uniqueness and diversity of our communities—and tackling our state's most pressing housing challenges with the urgency this issue demands.'
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In Albany, the Mid-Willamette Family YMCA is creating the Albany Veterans Apartments with 38 homes, a community space and outdoor plaza along with solar and electric vehicle charging stations.
According to OHCS, the community was designed through a veteran-specific and trauma-informed lens, which includes noise reduction strategies, support for companion animals and accessible living spaces.
In Hood River, Mariposa Village is bringing 130 housing units online, which comes after the Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation and Community Development Partners started working with the community in 2021 to identify housing needs for communities of color in the Columbia River Gorge.
The team will work with Hood River-based nonprofit, Nch-I Wana Housing, to support residents in the leasing process.
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