REDMOND — The Portland-based intergenerational housing community Bridge Meadows celebrated its grand opening at its new Redmond location on Oct. 22. The development responds to Central Oregon’s critical need for safe, affordable housing and permanency-focused alternatives to foster care.

In celebration of Bridge Meadows’ third housing development, and the first outside of the Portland-metro area, Bridge Meadows Executive Director Derenda Schubert and board members spoke. Other speakers included Redmond City Councilor Clifford Evelyn; Oregon Housing and Community Services Executive Director Margaret Salazar; and Hayden Homes Vice President of Community Engagement Deborah Flagan.

Hayden Homes, based in Redmond, built the Maple Meadows single-family development into which Bridge Meadows will be incorporated.

Bridge Meadows features a intergenerational community building open to the broader neighborhood and 36 total residential units, including 10 family townhomes and 26 elder apartments. Adoptive families and elders will begin to move into their new homes in November.

Signature design elements include a courtyard, community building, and mountain views. Bridge Meadows’ mission is to provide permanent homes for youth formerly in foster care, support adoptive parents with resources, and give elders purpose in their daily lives.

In support of the project, Bridge Meadows has secured resources from Oregon Housing and Community Services, the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the Collins Foundation and the Quest Foundation, as well as the local Tennant Family Foundation, resulting in nearly $1.25 million raised to-date. The total project cost will be $18.2 million.

Bridge Meadows is a 501(c)(3) multi-generational housing community serving Oregon’s foster youth, adoptive parents and elders (55+). Its mission is to offer permanency in the lives of foster children by providing homes, supporting adoptive parents with resources and giving elders purpose in their daily lives.

The nonprofit has two locations in the Portland-metro area, including one that opened in N. Portland in April 2011 and one in Beaverton, opened in 2017. Bridge Meadows will expand to Redmond in 2021 and has plans to open additional locations in the future.

For more information, visit: www.bridgemeadows.org.