Governor’s Executive Orders

On Jan. 9, 2024, Governor Kotek signed Executive Order (EO) 24-02 to maintain the added capacity to the state’s shelter system, rehouse people experiencing homelessness, and prevent homelessness to merge and extend EO 23-02 and EO 23-09.  The executive order is in alignment with OHCS’ vision and goals. The agency is working closely with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (ODEM) and Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Governor Kotek also signed EO 24-03 to refresh the state’s Interagency Council on Homelessness.

COIC facilitated and convened a Multi-Agency Coordination Group to allocate EO 23-02 funding at a regional scale, in partnership with the Homeless Leadership Coalition (Central Oregon’s Continuum of Care).  Central Oregon received funding to support projects across Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties. 

The following goals were established by the State for Central Oregon:

• Preventing 354 households from becoming homeless (out of 7,000)
• Creating 111 new shelter beds (out of 600)
• Rehousing 161 unsheltered households (out of 1,200)

Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group Meetings

Statewide Summary

CONTACT

COIC Housing and Homelessness | housing@coic.org

Rosie Laurie, Housing Specialist | rlaurie@coic.org | 541-233-1801

Katie Carter, Fiscal Administrator | kcarter@coic.org | 541-280-6012