A Lane County nonprofit that serves people who flow through the criminal justice system is planning an affordable housing project to help people avoid homelessness after a conviction.
Sponsors Inc. is planning to start construction in 2026 on The Coleman, a 52-unit affordable housing development for people with histories of convictions. The nonprofit organization is partnering on the project with Homes for Good, Lane County’s affordable housing agency. Lane County provided the land for the project.
The project will be located along Highway 99 in Eugene across from the Roosevelt Crossing campus, a transitional housing development that Sponsors operates. The Coleman will be built in what is now the parking lot of Lane County Parole & Probation, at the intersection of Highway 99 and Roosevelt Boulevard…