Benton County is participating in Housing 360, a new pilot program launched by Governor Kotek this spring to connect people struggling with mental illness to services and housing stability.
Benton County’s Coordinated Homeless Response Office (CHRO) was awarded $900,000 through Housing 360 “to leverage available homes in the community to match with people in need of housing and coordinate pre-treatment services, secure housing, and behavioral health support services,” the Governor’s office announced in April.
The CHRO is nearing completion of their goals for achieving long-term housing for families transitioning from homelessness. Since the program’s inception in July 2024, 47 households have moved into housing with wraparound services and support to maintain housing stability. These households include 58 adults and 46 children, totaling 104 people who have transitioned from homelessness into housing this past year.
Benton County will use the FHSP as a centralized hub to administer the Housing 360 funding. They estimate it will initially serve a minimum of 15 households through coordination of pretreatment services to secure housing and behavioral health supports, and hope to grow that work to serve even more community members.
