Last year, OPCC assisted over 1,800 individuals including families with children to obtain emergency housing or transitional housing. Due to the efforts of staff, volunteers and community partnerships, 268 individuals and families were successful in securing permanent housing in apartments throughout the region. This represents a 31% increase in OPCC’s housing placement rate from the previous three years. During the past thirteen years OPCC has developed one of the most successful housing programs in the nation with a housing retention rate of 90 - 94% annually.