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Big Announcement for the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Waitlist for
section 8 open
for the first time
in 7 years!
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Last fall, Home Forward
opened a waitlists at over 30 of
our properties and creates op-
portunities for thousands of our
neighbors to access affordable
housing. Executive director Ivory
Mathews is thrilled to announce
that next month, Home forward
will be opening the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher waitlist
application for the first time since
2016, and so that thousands more
can access rent assistance.
From 9:00 AM June 5, through
11:59 PM June 9, the waitlist ap-
plication for the Section 8 Hous-
ing Choice Voucher waitlist will
be open on our website at www.
homeforward.org.
After the application period
closes, they will conduct a lottery
to select 2,000 applicants, at ran-
dom, to add to the waitlist. As a
Ivory Mathews Chief Executive
Director of the largest provider
of affordable housing in Oregon
reminder this is not a guarantee
of immediate assistance, and is
not a waitlist for physical apart-
ment units, but it is the first step
towards accessing the rent assis-
tance voucher resource.
The Section 8 Housing Choice
Voucher program is one of the
most effective tools Home For-
ward has to combat the ongoing
housing affordability crisis in this
country, and to promote housing
stability. They know that the need
for affordable rent far exceeds the
available assistance resources,
and we are committed to doing
our part to address this need. With
this waitlist opening, They are
taking an important step towards
making sure more members of the
community can afford their often
burdensome housing costs.
The organization is also com-
mitted to promoting equity and
justice in all areas of our work,
and do recognize the dispropor-
tionate impact that housing inse-
curity has on historically margin-
alized communities, particularly
Black and Indigenous people of
color. Home Forward will work to
ensure that our programs and ser-
vices are accessible and respon-
sive to the needs of all members
of our community, centering those
who experience the greatest barri-
ers to accessing resources.
They encourage anyone who
is interested in applying for the
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouch-
er waitlist to visit our website for
more information, as the applica-
tion period approaches.
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Selco Community Credit Union
Announces New Team Leader
Receives
Recognition as 20
Under 40 Rising
Business Star
SELCO Community Credit
Union has promoted Jessica Red-
man to team leader for its Com-
mercial & Business Banking di-
vision in addition to her current
role as vice president, cash man-
agement officer. Redman is also
being honored with a 20 Under
40 award, handed out each year
to 20 rising business stars in the
Eugene-Springfield community.
Recipients of the 20 Under 40
award are recognized for their
commitment to career excellence
and changing the community
through innovation, creativi-
ty, and hard work, according to
award organizers.
In her expanded role at SEL-
CO, Jessica will be responsible for
managing the cash management
team while spearheading SEL-
CO’s efforts to expand its custom-
er base through targeted sales and
marketing initiatives.
Jessica Redman new team
leader for Selco Community
Credit Union
Redman joined SELCO in 2012
as a branch teller, transitioned to
SELCO’s Commercial & Busi-
ness Banking division in 2015,
and has steadily progressed since.
In 2022, she was named vice pres-
ident, cash management officer of
the division before recently being
promoted to team leader, too. Red-
man will be stationed in the Gate-
way branch in Springfield, but her
responsibilities will include much
of the state, from Portland south to
the Eugene/Springfield area and
east to Central Oregon.
“We’re excited for Jessica to
take on the role as vice president,
cash management officer & team
leader,” said Mike Donaca, vice
president of Commercial & Busi-
ness Banking. “Her 20 Under 40
Award is just the icing on the cake
for an already stellar career serv-
ing Oregon businesses. With her
impressive experience and skill-
set, we’re confident in her ability
to take our cash management pro-
gram to the next level."
Redman grew up in Bend and
settled in Eugene after graduating
from Oregon State University in
2012 with a Bachelor of Science
in Finance. Redman also serves
as a Steering Committee Chair
for Leadership Eugene Spring-
field, Advisory Board Chairman
for the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kap-
pa Alpha Theta, and as a member
of Springfield Rotary. In her free
time, she enjoys playing golf and
exploring the Pacific Northwest
with her partner, Carlos, and their
two corgis.
For more information on SEL-
CO’s Commercial & Business
Banking division, visit selco.org/
BusinessBanking