Community Conversation on Housing Cost Burden
Calendar Date:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
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Event: Cookies, Cocoa, and Conversation
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where: City Hall (29799 SW Town Center Loop E) or Virtual (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83917499686)
*An in-person Spanish language interpreter will be present for the duration of the event.
*Light snacks and warm beverages will be provided at City Hall.
We invite you to participate in a Community Conversation on Housing Cost Burden. We need your help in understanding the challenges you and people you know are facing in finding and accessing affordable housing, especially rental housing. Representatives from Wilsonville Community Sharing, Heart of the City, and Clackamas County will be in attendance to share information on financial resources and other assistance available to the community.
Under Oregon State Law, communities must hold a public meeting each year when more than a quarter of households experience “severe rent burden,” meaning households that spend more than 50% of their income on rent and utilities. In 2023, 29% of Wilsonville renters were severely rent burdened. Being severely rent burdened means that a households have less to spend on other necessary expenses, including food and medical care, as well as less to save for larger necessary expenses.
