Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative (KOI)
Affirming
Washington-based trans mutual aid that funds transportation and temporary host housing for trans people fleeing hostile states, mainly to the Seattle area.
Trans housing resources in Columbia County, OR
This page lists trans housing resources for people in Columbia County, Oregon, covering needs like rent help, eviction defense, tenant rights, and shelter. Columbia County includes St. Helens (the county seat) and Scappoose. Listings below serve Columbia County or are not limited to one part of the state.
Good to know
- Oregon limits how much your rent can go up each year, and requires 90 days written notice.
- Most evictions need a legal reason, and you have the right to fight one in court, often for free.
- Free eviction defense exists: Oregon Law Center, 888-585-9638.
Are you facing an eviction or struggling to pay rent?
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Fund your move to Oregon
The moves that work start with a financial floor. Around $3,000 is the number WERQ TOGETHER has seen hold across the moves it has supported: enough for move costs, your first month...
Moving to Oregon as a trans person
Oregon is one of the most trans-affirming states in the country, OHP covers gender-affirming care as a legal right, name and gender marker changes require no surgery and no physici...
Get yourself and your stuff to Oregon
Once your housing and income are lined up, the move itself is a set of logistics you can plan. This path covers how you and your belongings travel, what to do with furniture and pe...
Apply for disability (SSI/SSDI) and General Assistance in Oregon
If you are a disabled trans person, federal disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) can be a foundation for stability. We will be straight with you: this is one of the hardest, slowest s...
Moving to Oregon when you are already on disability
You are already on SSI or SSDI and you are moving to Oregon, one of the most trans-affirming states in the country. Your benefits can come with you, but a move touches almost every...
Finding housing with a serious mental health condition or substance use disorder
Housing that comes with mental health or substance use support runs on a system that is not obvious from the outside. You usually cannot call a treatment home and move in. Access s...
Serving Columbia County
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Add a resourceNot limited to one county
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Portland Healing House
AffirmingSliding scale
Trans-led nonprofit providing postoperative lodging and recovery care for trans people after gender-affirming surgery. Sliding scale, starting at zero cost.
Transitional Justice
Affirming
Grassroots, trans-led group providing temporary and transitional housing in safer US communities for trans people and families fleeing anti-trans laws.
Community Access Services
Oregon nonprofit providing supported living, employment, and day services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT)
Oregon's statewide, member-led renters' rights org with a tenant hotline, know-your-rights info, and organizing.
PDX Housing Solidarity Project
Volunteer group supporting Black and Indigenous first-time homebuyers in Portland through navigation, down-payment gifts, and wealth redistribution.
Tenant First Aid
Free, 24/7 online tool for Oregon renters that explains your rights and helps you write letters when facing eviction or a landlord problem.
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