Who we are
Mid-Columbia Housing Authority (MCHA) and Columbia Gorge Housing Authority (CGHA) work together to create and preserve affordable housing opportunities throughout the Columbia Gorge. We serve communities across Sherman, Wasco, and Hood River Counties in Oregon and Klickitat and Skamania Counties in Washington.
Through a wide range of programs and services, we connect renters, landlords, and homeowners with resources that help people find, maintain, and afford safe, stable housing. We also work to expand the region’s affordable housing supply through our nonprofit development partner, Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation (CCHC), which develops, owns, preserves, and operates affordable housing communities throughout the Gorge.
Together, our organizations are committed to strengthening communities by making quality affordable housing more accessible to the people who live and work here.
Our Mission
To promote adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity, and a suitable living environment, free from discrimination to those who have barriers due to income or disability. The Mid-Columbia Housing Authority (MCHA) also administers housing programs for the Columbia Gorge Housing Authority (CGHA) and provides all staff support for Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation (CCHC), an affiliated non-profit organization.
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Housing Choice Voucher
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program helps low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities access safe, affordable housing in the private market. Participants choose their own housing, and rent is shared between the tenant and the housing authority.
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Family Self-Sufficiency Program
The FSS Program helps individuals and families who are on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program to become financially independent. The FSS program provides access to one-on-one coaching to help you achieve your goals including employment, education, homeownership, health and more.
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Mainstream Vouchers
Mainstream Vouchers (MSV) assist non-elderly (age 18-61) persons with disabilities who are homeless, at-risk of homelessness, exiting an institutional or other segregated settings, or at serious risk of institutionalization.
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Landlords
Mid-Columbia Housing Authority partners with hundreds of private property owners to provide rental units to Gorge families in need of quality, affordable housing through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program.
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Careers
MCHA employment opportunities
