Current Size: 100%
Bud Clark Commons
Year Completed:
2011
A cornerstone of the Portland region’s ten-year plan to end homelessness, the Bud Clark Commons is the result of a joint collaboration by the Portland Housing Bureau, Multnomah County, Transition Projects, and Home Forward.
Bud Clark Commons is certified as the first LEED Platinum project of its kind: permanent supportive housing apartments, a transitional shelter, and a daytime resource center all in one central Portland location. Home Forward developed, owns, and manages the Commons, which opened in June 2011.
Resources
Homes
- 90-dormitory beds for men needing short-term housing (including 45 beds reserved for veterans)
- 100 studio apartments with project-based Section 8 subsidy
- 30 studio apartments with public housing subsidy
Highlights
- The Apartments at Bud Clark Commons provide studios for the most vulnerable homeless individuals as screened by four medical clinics using a vulnerability index tool.
- An on-site operations team and partner organizations assist residents with case management; medical, mental health, substance abuse treatment; vocational, employment, and money management services; life skills training; and advocacy.
- The day center, managed by TPI, provides services for people experiencing homelessness
- Basic needs – showers, laundry, clothes, food, information and referrals
- Learning center – education, GED, computer skills
- Wellness center – basic care, health and nutrition education, links to medical providers
- Housing center – assists with locating, successfully applying and maintaining housing
- Doreen’s Place, managed by TPI, coordinates volunteer-based cooking for one meal each day; case managers, counselors and advocates work with 90 residents to achieve permanent housing (average stay is approximately two months).
- The facility is certified LEED Platinum and includes numerous sustainability features including solar hot water pre-heat panels, heat recovery ventilators, and greywater recycling.
Partners
- Financial – City of Portland; Oregon Housing and Community Services; US Department of Housing and Urban Development (2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus funds)
- Design and construction – Holst Architects, Walsh Construction Company of Oregon
- Community organizations – The program handout for the grand opening event on June 2, 2011 provides a summary of the many community partners.
Details
Bud Clark Commons Fact Sheet
Monthly Project Report
