Housing and Homelessness

"Oregon really has been at the forefront in developing innovative strategies to address the housing shortage and to help people who are experiencing homelessness transition from the street into stable housing," Bonamici said during a roundtable with some of the organizations that partnered to set up Turnkey operations in Oregon.

“This project I selected for Community Project Funding because the lack of affordable housing and the need for affordable housing is something I hear about everywhere I go in Northwest Oregon,” Bonamici said. “To be able to get this funding for the infrastructure means it’s right at the front end, and we can see the project move forward more rapidly because of the funding.”

“When I saw Project Turnkey in Oregon, visited some of the sites, I thought this is a great idea. It’s turning around lives. Let’s scale it up and make it a national program,” said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.).

“We heard the stories from homeowners about what it means to be able to get into a home, to have that home ownership opportunity," Bonamici said at the event. "It’s just wonderful to be able to be at the early stages of the process to get it up and going.”

Oregon Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici spoke outside the high court this week, urging justices to rule against the city. 

“Housing, not handcuffs, is the direction we need to go,” Rep. Bonamici said. 

Bonamici says fining or jailing people traps them in a cycle that makes it harder for them to find housing.