Jesse Tree
Housing Affordability
ICYMI: ‘Really tough climb’: Campaign to end family homelessness facing headwinds due to rising rents, expiration of COVID-19 funds
Even after three years of work on a campaign to end family homelessness in Ada County, there are more people on the wait list...
Housing Affordability
‘Really tough climb’: Campaign to end family homelessness facing headwinds due to rising rents, expiration of COVID-19 funds
Even after three years of work on a campaign to end family homelessness in Ada County, there are more people on the wait list...
Housing Affordability
Meridian housing grant used to keep 95 families in homes
Jesse Tree, an emergency rental assistance organization, is updating the City of Meridian on how it spent $250,000 in ARPA funds.
Last year, the...
Canyon County
Canyon County Eviction Mediation Program discontinued
Tenants facing eviction in Canyon County will no longer go through a designated court for evictions with mediators available by Zoom, like they have...
Housing Affordability
Idaho Supreme Court puts online eviction mediation pilot on hold while preparing “broader menu of options”
Ada County’s pilot program for online conflict resolution in eviction cases is on hold.
In 2021, the Idaho Supreme Court announced a new program to...
Housing Affordability
Not ‘enough of an impact’: Simison skeptical of using city funds for affordable housing
Meridian Mayor Robert Simison said this week he isn’t to the point where he feels comfortable with investing dollars in affordable housing.
He made his...
Meridian/W Ada
Meridian budget proposed with new staff, community center, and housing funds
The City of Meridian is getting closer to finalizing its budget for the next fiscal year.
Over the course of two meetings, various city departments...
Housing Affordability
Treasure Valley nonprofits land grant funds from HUD to prevent evictions
Idaho is getting an influx of federal funds to help support low-income residents at risk of eviction.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Housing...
Construction
Community Development Block Grant to give Jesse Tree funding, build all-abilities park
The City of Meridian receives annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its Community Development Block Grant.
The grant money...
Housing Affordability
Mediators raise concerns about online eviction mediation program
A new pilot program from the Idaho State Supreme Court will allow Ada County tenants and landlords to try and resolve eviction cases online...
Housing Affordability
Experiencing a housing crisis in Ada County? Call a new hotline
If you've lost your housing or worried you're about to, there's a new number to call.
On July 1, Our Path Home, a public-private...
Housing Affordability
BSU: Evictions down 30% in 2020 due to rental assistance, court closures
A combination of court closures, rental assistance and a federal eviction moratorium led to a dip in evictions filed in the Gem State last...
Housing Affordability
University of Idaho law students support tenants in eviction court
Jesse Tree has a new partner to provide legal support for tenants in eviction court.
Jesse Tree, an eviction prevention nonprofit working in Ada and...
Housing Affordability
Campaign to end family homelessness in Ada County on track after COVID-19 delay
A little over a year ago, the City of Boise embarked on an ambitious goal to effectively eliminate family homelessness in Ada County by...
Housing Affordability
‘Renovicted’: Boise renters report displacement from renovations as landlords seek higher rents
Carly Morisette is on the hunt for a new home just in time for the holidays.
Six and a half years after she moved into...
Housing Affordability
City of Boise awards $150,000 to Jesse Tree for eviction prevention
Boise officials approved public funding to help slow down the rate of evictions in Ada County during the ongoing pandemic.
On October 27, Boise...
Housing Affordability
CDC issues temporary eviction relief, local nonprofit uncertain about impact
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is trying to stem the tide of evictions resulting from lost wages due to COVID-19, but the relief...