Oregon's Version of Project Roomkey Offers Housing to Those Who Lost Homes to Wildfires

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The program funds the purchase of hotels for housing people experiencing homelessness as housing costs in the state continue to rise.

Modeled on California's project of the same name, Oregon's Project Roomkey uses state funds to purchase hotels which are then administered–and funded–by local organizations as housing for people experiencing homelessness. The $65 million initiative, writes Hannah Merzbah in High Country News , is also providing housing for people left unhoused by the fires that ravaged Oregon in September 2020.

Medford's Redwood Inn is one such hotel. " Rogue Retreat , a nonprofit, and the city of Medford received $2.55 million to buy the 47-unit Redwood Inn, which is prioritizing wildfire survivors. Later, the motel will house members of the general homeless population, who will pay a small rent. But for now, local and state grants, along with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursements, are paying the Redwood Inn’s estimated $91,000 monthly operational cost."

Even before the pandemic, close to a third of Jackson County residents spent more than half their income on housing. "And that was before the September 2020 wildfires exacerbated the county’s already acute affordable housing shortage. Of the nearly 2,500 homes destroyed in Jackson County, 60% were mobile homes." During the pandemic, "rents and home values skyrocketed amid high demand driven by the fires and an influx of out-of-state arrivals during the pandemic." Now, more residents than ever face eviction and homelessness, and those who lost homes in the fires struggle to find affordable housing. For families like the Martins, who lost their home in the fires, Project Roomkey offers a lifeline. "Living in the Redwood Inn rent-free means they can save up for a down payment on a house."

Full Story Hotels for those left unhoused by wildfires

俄勒冈州版本的Roomkey项目为那些在野火中失去家园的人提供住房

由于该州住房费用持续上涨，该方案为无家可归的人购买旅馆提供资金。

俄勒冈州的Roomkey项目仿照加利福尼亚州的同名项目，利用州政府资金购买酒店，然后由当地组织管理和资助，作为无家可归者的住房。High Country News上的Hannah Merzbah写道，这项6500万美元的计划还为2020年9月肆虐俄勒冈州的大火中无家可归的人们提供住房。

梅德福德的红木客栈就是这样一家酒店。非营利组织Rogue Reture和梅德福德市共获得255万美元购买了这座拥有47个单元的红木客栈，该客栈将优先安置野火幸存者。之后，这家汽车旅馆将安置一般无家可归者，他们将支付少量租金。但目前，地方和州的拨款，以及联邦紧急事务管理局(FEMA)的报销款，支付了红木客栈估计每月9.1万美元的运营成本。

即使在大流行之前，接近三分之一的杰克逊县居民把一半以上的收入都花在了住房上。“那是在2020年9月的野火加剧了该县本已严重的经济适用房短缺之前。在杰克逊县被毁的近2500所房屋中，60%是活动房屋。”在大流行期间，“在火灾和大流行期间大量外来人口涌入的推动下，需求高涨，房租和房屋价值暴涨。”现在，比以往任何时候都更多的居民面临驱逐和无家可归，那些在火灾中失去家园的人努力寻找负担得起的住房。对于像马丁一家这样在火灾中失去家园的家庭来说，Roomkey项目提供了一条救命稻草。“住在红木旅店免租金意味着他们可以存钱买房子的首付。”

原文链接:为那些因野火而无家可归的人提供的旅馆

2025/05/03

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