The Coos-Curry Housing Authority is honored to receive a $10,000 grant from the Gordon Elwood Foundation to help launch the Curry County portion of the SPARC Network.
SPARC—Service Providers and Regional Connections—is a regional model designed to align outreach, shelter, housing, and supportive services across Coos and Curry Counties. Its mission is to build a seamless housing continuum that meets people where they are—whether unsheltered, in crisis, or seeking long-term stability—and supports them on a path all the way to permanent housing and homeownership.
The journey begins with outreach and coordinated entry, ensuring individuals are engaged with compassion and quickly connected to available resources. From there, they can access low-barrier shelter beds provided by trusted community partners such as The Salvation Army, Compass Outreach, Brookings CORE Response, and Alternative Youth Activities (AYA). These programs offer a safe place to land and immediate access to services that help stabilize lives.
From shelter, individuals and families are supported into deeply affordable rental housing, including Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for those with long-term needs. For example, North Bend Family Housing, currently under construction, will offer 105 affordable homes—20 of which are PSH units directly linked to coordinated entry and shelter providers. This development represents a key early step in the SPARC pathway, providing residents with long-term housing and wraparound support services.
In Curry County, the continuum continues with projects like the Ellensburg Housing development, which will bring 20 new affordable homes for seniors and families, including a dedicated unit for a survivor of domestic violence. Additionally, Brookings CORE Response’s Courage Lane Cottages will add 18 more supportive homes for veterans, expanding access to stable, service-connected housing across the region.
But SPARC is more than just housing—it’s a coordinated network of care. As the system grows, it will integrate partners in workforce development, education, behavioral health, and first-time homebuyer programs, ensuring individuals and families not only find housing, but also the support and tools needed to thrive and move forward.
To complete the continuum, Southern Oregon Coast Regional Housing (SOCRH) is developing affordable homeownership opportunities through a Community Land Trust (CLT) model. This final rung on the housing ladder will provide working families and first-time buyers with a stable, affordable path to ownership—preserving affordability while helping residents build equity and remain rooted in their communities.
Thanks to the Gordon Elwood Foundation’s support, we’re now positioned to bring this full regional vision to life in Curry County—building a housing system that supports every step of the journey, from outreach to shelter, from stability to home.