Benton County has helped 54 households find housing in the past year through a collaboration with a flexible housing program. The program has now helped find stable housing for 122 people, including 69 adults and 53 children.
The Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool Program works with other organizations such as the Corvallis School District, Corvallis Housing First, and Vina Moses Center to help with services surrounding finding housing. These services could look like referral to other programs, maintaining housing, and case management.
Rebecca Taylor, Program Manager for Benton County’s Coordinated Homeless Response Office which leads this program, said its strength lies in being able to provide additional support to already existing efforts…