Housing Works opens non-elderly disabled waiting list

Housing Works has announced that the waiting list for the Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Housing Choice Voucher Program will be open Monday, February 9th, at 8 am through February 13th at 5 p.m.

This program is open to low income qualified residents of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties who are under the age of 62 and disabled. Applicants must apply online at www.oregonhousingworks.org.

Upon request, Housing Works staff will provide technical assistance for clients filling out the online application. Anyone who is currently on the waiting list will need to reapply to the 2015 list. The one-year waiting list is organized through a computerized lottery. For further information contact Housing Works at 541-923-1018.

Housing Works is the leading affordable housing provider in Central Oregon, serving Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties. Since 1977, Housing Works has helped provide housing services to thousands of low-income families as they work to move above the poverty line. Housing Works fulfills its mission, “Fostering Dignity through Housing,” through a variety of housing programs and affiliated Families Forward, HomeQuest and Family Self-Sufficiency programs. Currently, Housing Works serves approximately 1,600 households through affordable housing partnerships, grant funding and federal contracts.