HOMES FOR GOOD
Local Preferences and Priorities

Homes for Good establishes Local Preferences (LPs) that give priority to eligible families for placement on our waiting lists.

In order to qualify for a local preference, you must meet the criteria and be referred by the Homes for Good-approved entity listed.

Please contact one of the organizations below if you believe you may qualify for a referral. Referrals can be made at any time by a approved entity.

Properties and Programs
Local Preference has been established at the following Properties, and with the following programs:
  • AL- Abbie Lane
  • FIR- Firwood
  • HCV- Housing Choice Voucher
  • HBL- Hayden Bridge Landing Project Based Voucher Units
  • KEY- The Keystone Project Based Voucher Units
  • KTJ- Ketanji Court Project Based Voucher Units
  • MDC- Market District Commons Project Based Voucher Units
  • MFA- HUD Multi-Family and Affordable Housing Sites
  • MLK- The Commons on MLK Project Based Voucher Units
  • MSV- Mainstream Voucher
  • PH- All Public Housing Sites
  • SAR- Sarang Project Based Voucher Units
  • SP- Shore Pines at Munsel Creek Project Based Voucher Units
  • SV- Sheldon Village Project Based Voucher Units
  • VO- Village Oaks
  • 14P- 14 Pines
Preferences
Local Preference Partner Agency Contact Information Site/Program
Continuum of Care
Participants in Lane County’s Continuum of Care programs, who have completed an assessment for move on readiness with a system screening tool and are referred through Lane County Coordinated Entry based on prioritized readiness.
Lane County Health and Human Services Danielle Bautista
  • HCV
Disabled Homeless
This preference applies to disabled homeless families. The definition of ‘disabled homeless’ for this purpose will be included in the MOU/MOA with the qualified entity.
HIV Alliance

South Lane Mental Health

Centro Latino Americano



Options Counseling

Lane County Health and Human Services

Lane County Frequent User System Engagement (FUSE) List

Terri Hsieh

Bob Lee

Maria Flores or Basilio Sandoval


Laura Wilson


  • HCV

  • HCV

  • HCV, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed


  • HCV

  • HCV


  • HCV
Displaced Family (Fire or Natural Disaster)
Persons who claim they are being or have been displaced due to fire or Natural Disaster must be a resident of Lane County and have written verification of displacement from a Homes for Good approved entity or a local organization serving displaced families such as the Red Cross, local Fire Department, etc.
First Place Family Center

Lane County Wildfire Recovery

Amanda Brown or Justin Baker

Terra Ralph



  • HCV


  • HCV, SAR, HBL
Domestic Violence
This preference applies to families who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (as defined under VAWA) and are referred to Homes for Good approved entity (an entity with an active MOU/MOU with Homes for Good
Homes for Good

Hope and Safety Alliance


Housing Support Services
  • HCV, VO, AL, FIR

  • HCV
Elderly or Disabled
This preference applies to persons who are elderly or disabled and who must be referred from an approved entity.
Full Access

Senior and Disability Services
Sandy Leifeste

Gail Lewis or
Gienia Bains
  • MDC

  • HCV
Homeless Veteran Family
This preference applies to homeless veteran families who must be referred from Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF). The definition of ‘homeless’ and ‘veteran’ for this purpose will be included in the MOU/MOA with the qualified entity.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Alyssa Hoekman Jay Leffler
  • HCV, MDC
Veteran’s Assisted Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher participants
This preference applies to families with an active VASH voucher who are referred to Homes for Good by the local Veteran’s Administration Office.
Veteran's Administration Office

Lesa Wheeler



  • KTJ, SV, MDC, SP
Transitional Homeless Family
This preference applies to transitional housing persons who are homeless. The definition of ‘homeless’ and ‘transitional’ for this purpose will be included in the MOU/MOA with the qualified entity.
Catholic Community Services G Street OASIS program

Sponsors, Inc.


Homes for Good Resident Services

Bethel School District Mckinney Vento Program

Head Start of Lane County
Amy Wilson or Katy Alvarado


Bill Atherton
Jody Allard

Camryn Leland


Donna Butera



Karla Snell
  • HCV



  • HCV, PH


  • MLK, KEY



  • SAR



  • SAR, HBL
Permanent Housed Family
This preference applies to families that are currently served in other permanent housing assistance programs administered by Homes for Good, when the other program is unable to serve the family and when such assistance is necessary for Homes for Good to appropriately house the family.
Homes for Good Requires approval of Directors of both programs
  • HCV, PH, MFA
Non-Elderly Person with Disabilities
This preference applies to non-elderly persons with disabilities who are transitioning out of institutional and other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.
Laurel Hill Center

Sponsors, Inc.


Smart Living, Learning, and Earning with Autism (SLLEA)
Laurel Hill Center

Bill Atherton
Jody Allard

Pamela Nevin or
Michele Smith
  • HCV, MS

  • HCV, MS


  • HCV, MS
Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) and the Family Unification Program (FUP)
Under FYI, Homes for Good provides housing assistance on behalf of: Youth at least 18 years and not more than 24 years of age (have not reached their 25th birthday) who left foster care, or will leave foster care within 90 days, and are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless at age 16 or older.
DHS of Lane County Tricia Merrick or
Erik East or
County Resource Developers
  • HCV
Homeless Family
This preference applies to homeless families who have been referred from a Homes for Good approved entity (an entity with an active MOU/MOA with Homes for Good). The definition of ‘homeless’ for this purpose will be included in the MOU/MOA with the qualified entity.
Three Rivers Casino Resort


ODHS


Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS)

Head Start of Lane County


15th Night



Emergence



Laurel Hill


ShelterCare



Community Sharing Program


Hope and Safety Alliance



Catholic Community Services


Helping Hands Coalition



Center for Family Development


Relief Nursery


Lane County Dovetail
Shelby Erickson or
Aleia Bailey


Kelley Anderson or
Gabriella Lopez

Kevin Furber or
Marie Hickman

Karla Snell



Becca Larsen



Joshua Jordan or Wemimo Ayannubi


Aundrea Stewart


Royanna Sigler or Colin Hill


Shauna Pierce



Housing Support Services


Amy Wilson or Katy Alvarado


Rick Chilton



Jeremy Hall or Jordan Winter


Cristina Fregoso or Janis Liverett

Marin Gray or Megan Walker
  • SP 1 & 3-bed



  • SP 3-bed


  • SP 3-bed


  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed

  • SP 3-bed, SAR 3-bed, HBL 3-bed, KTJ 3-bed
All In
This preference applies to families who are currently on our Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waitlist, self-certified as being homeless at the time of their waitlist application, and are referred from a Homes for Good approved entity for the All In Re-housing Local Preference.
Carry It Forward



Department of Health and Human Services Workforce Services

HIV Alliance


Equitable Social Solutions
Arwen Maas-DeSpain or Nancy Forrest

Lindsay Weiss or Craig Wilson


Terri Hsieh or Amanda McCluskey

Sara Reynolds
  • HCV



  • HCV



  • HCV


  • HCV

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