HOUSING ‘HOPE’ ON THE HORIZON

The nonprofit HOPE Community Corporation (as in “Housing Options Production Enterprise”) will build manufactured homes in a modernized factory at 888 Garfield St. in Eugene, starting in fall of 2023. Supported by $15 million in State of Oregon funding, and financing by Oregon Community Foundation, this innovative St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County(SVdP)-affiliated venture brings hope to low-income Oregonians in dire need of affordable housing —including thousands who’ve lost their homes lost to wildland fire.