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Housing Services

The Department of Housing Services creates pathways out of homelessness, promotes housing stability, and invests in affordable communities for Washington County and our residents.
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Learn more about the housing programs and strategies underway and completed from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 including stories of strength from our program participants!

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Find a Home, Shelter or Service

Resources and information about housing assistance, eviction prevention, shelters, access centers and services.

Kendra's Story

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Kendra was approved for the Foster Youth to Independence rental assistance program in late 2022. With perseverance and dedication, Kendra was accepted to an internship program working with people experiencing homelessness in our community, through the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization. Since then, Kendra has changed her career goals and now envisions herself working with foster and at-risk youth. With as many as 20,000 youth aging out of foster care each year nationwide, and up to 46% of these youth experiencing homelessness, we need more people like Kendra.

Read more about amazing people like Kendra in our newsletter.


Equal Housing Opportunity

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Housing opportunities described on any portion of this website are provided regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, mental or physical disability, source of income, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, type of occupation, ethnicity, ancestry, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and state law (Oregon Revised Statute 659A.421) outline Fair Housing protections.

Location

Housing Services - Adams Crossing Building

MSC 63
161 NW Adams Avenue, Suite 2000
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

Hours and directions

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News

Elly’s story: First-ever CARES awardee walking side by side with program participants

Elly Smith, a Housing Navigator with Open Door HousingWorks, was awarded the Washington County Department of Housing Services’ first-ever “Community CARES” award.

Washington County Provides No-Turn Away Shelters for Winter Weather Event

Washington County opens additional Severe Weather Shelter Capacity 1/23/2026 at 12 p.m. until 1/25/2026 at 12 p.m.