As a congregation, we are spending intentional time this year learning about affordable housing, including: the affordable housing crisis in Newberg and surrounding communities; what solutions churches, nonprofits, and government programs are using; and how we, Newberg First United Methodist Church, might participate in creating affordable housing options.
This is a collection of the resources we have explored thus far–content shared through Joyful News emails, special educational events, and worship. Have a resource you think the congregation would benefit from? Please email it to pastorcasey@newbergfumc.org.
2020 Point in Time Homeless Count
Yamhill Community Action Partnership (YCAP) conducts an annual count of persons experiencing housing insecurity. The count is conducted on a single day in January. Here are some helpful statistics for us to be aware of as we learn about the affordable housing crisis as experienced by our Yamhill County neighbors.
Read the FULL REPORT here.
On a single night in January 2020,
- 243 persons in 185 households were living in shelters. (66 were children)
- 277 persons in 178 households were unsheltered, living in cars, on the streets, camping, or in RVs with no utility hookups. (79 were children)
- 908 persons were precariously housed, either doubled up with another household or couch-surfing.
- 23 veterans were considered homeless: in a shelter or living unsheltered.
- 54 unaccompanied youth (24 years or younger who are their own head of household) were counted as homeless.
- 112 persons were experiencing chronic homelessness, meaning they were living in a shelter or unsheltered for at least 12 months and have a disabling condition.
The 2021 data is not yet available.