A new five-year report from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) finds that the state’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program has substantially expanded supportive housing across Oregon while helping people who have experienced chronic homelessness remain stably housed.

The 2020-2025 Permanent Supportive Housing Program Outcomes Report found that between 2020 and 2025, the PSH Program awarded funding to 41 projects totaling 1,136 PSH units statewide. At the end of 2025, 27 of those projects, representing 763 homes, were open and operating, with the remaining projects under construction or moving toward construction.

“My kids and I were homeless and needed support,” said a resident of a PSH community in Eugene developed by Homes for Good. “We have been supported with quality items and with a system that helps us learn more about budgeting, and we have consistent support to help us meet obtainable goals with staff who never give up and always follow through with finding resources and even helping access them. I finally feel like my family has a support system that is consistent and that I can count on and learn from.”

PSH combines long-term affordable rental housing with services designed to help people who have experienced chronic homelessness maintain their housing. Depending on individual needs, those services can include case management, behavioral and physical health connections, peer support, employment assistance, and other resources.

“Communities across Oregon are delivering local solutions to make everyday life better and more affordable. Collectively, we are committed to realizing an Oregon where every person, regardless of income or background, can have an affordable and dignified place to call home,” said OHCS Executive Director Andrea Bell.

Among the report’s findings:

• 87% of households remained in their PSH home or exited to another permanent housing situation.

• Among projects operating for at least 13 months, 71% of households stayed in PSH for at least one year, with an average length of stay at 609 days.

• Program partners reported improved health outcomes at 100% of PSH projects including connections to health and behavioral health care, reductions in emergency service use and increased tenant engagement with supportive services.

River Bend Place in Ontario includes six PSH units sponsored by Northwest Housing Alternatives and is a testament to what can happen when a frontier community comes together to support its most vulnerable neighbors while making the most of the limited resources available in Eastern Oregon.

"River Bend Place is proof that supportive housing is only the beginning,” said Clayton Crowhurst, housing developer at Northwest Housing Alternatives. “When a community aligns around a shared vision, it can create an entire ecosystem of services to strengthen a city and a region."

Sequoia Crossings in Salem is an affordable rental housing development with PSH units that opened in January 2024.

“At Sequoia Crossings in Salem, we see every day that PSH is about much more than providing a place to live,” said Lucy Briseno of Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency. “A stable home creates the foundation for people to focus on their health, connect with their community, and pursue their own goals.”

Cleveland Commons in Bend opened in 2025 as Central Oregon's first PSH multifamily community, with 33 homes for people who have experienced chronic homelessness.

"Cleveland Commons in Bend has ended homelessness for some of our most medically-vulnerable neighbors,” said Fuse Housing Collaborative Executive Director Colleen Sinsky. “Roughly half of our residents went from living outside to having health care and wraparound support available right down the hall. Cleveland Commons exists because of dedicated local partners and long-term investment from OHCS and the Oregon Legislature, and it is part of how Central Oregon reduced homelessness by 19% this year. We are eager to keep building on this success together."

The full 2020-2025 Permanent Supportive Housing Program Outcomes Report is available on the OHCS website.