Mid-Columbia Community Action Council has been awarded $1 million as part of Governor Tina Kotek’s new Housing 360 pilot program announced last week. The funding will support innovative approaches to housing individuals experiencing homelessness who face mental health challenges, with a special focus on Tribal communities in the Wasco County region who are disproportionately affected by homelessness. MCCAC’s partners in the Housing 360 pilot program include Nch’i Wana Housing, the Bridges to Health Pathways program of the Columbia Gorge Health Council, and Mid-Columbia Center for Living. The pilot projects aim to build a foundation for an informed, data-driven approach to helping residents struggling with mental illness transition from unsheltered homelessness into housing stability. Mid-Columbia Community Action is one of four organizations receiving Housing 360 grants, along with Benton County, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action, and Washington County.