Mid-Columbia Housing Resource Center

MCHA mission: To promote adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity and a suitable living environment, free from discrimination to those who have barriers due to income or disability. Mid-Columbia Housing Authority also administers housing programs for the Columbia Gorge Housing Authority and provides all staff support for Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation, an affiliated non-profit organization.

CCHC about: In the Mid-Columbia region, low income families, and singles with special needs such as the elderly, and disabled are forced to compete for truly scarce housing resources. The result is inadequate living conditions, including overcrowding, substandard housing and housing that is beyond the reach of families with lower income, putting them at high risk of becoming homeless.

Columbia Cascade Housing Corp works together as the “development arm” of Mid-Columbia Housing Authority and Columbia Gorge Housing Authority to address the housing, community self-help, and community development needs of low income families in a five-county bi-state region. Appropriate community services are linked with decent, affordable housing to promote greater independence and self-sufficiency.

Mid-Columbia Housing Authority and Columbia Gorge Housing Authority provide safe, decent, affordable housing to low-income families in Wasco, Sherman and Hood River Counties in Oregon (Mid-Columbia HA) and Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington (Columbia Gorge HA).

Because housing is a basic human need and also vital to the community and local economy, the Housing Authorities provide this assistance and so much more. Their programs help clients become self-sufficient by offering training, counseling, help with goal setting and incentives to save money.

The Housing Authorities meet the needs of a growing population of senior citizens, disabled persons on fixed incomes, unemployed and underemployed people to improve family self-sufficiency and participation in the community.