Sens. Wyden, Merkley: More Than $1.6 Million in Housing Vouchers Will Go to Metro Area for Families and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the housing authorities for Clackamas County and the city of Portland have earned a combined $1.6 million in housing vouchers to support families and youth aging out of foster care.
"Foster kids making the transition to adulthood in Oregon and nationwide often need support to help them face all of life' . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the housing authorities for Clackamas County and the city of Portland have earned a combined $1.6 million in housing vouchers to support families and youth aging out of foster care.
"Foster kids making the transition to adulthood in Oregon and nationwide often need support to help them face all of life' . . .