Coordinated Houseless Response Office Director announces resignation

Cheyenne Purrington, the region’s Coordinated Houseless Response Office Director, has announced that she will resign from her position on June 9.

In September, Purrington assumed the role of leading the newly created Coordinated Houseless Response Office, which works to strengthen Central Oregon’s houseless response system.

“We thank Cheyenne for her service and her work to establish the Coordinated Houseless Response Office,” said Nick Lelack, Deschutes County Administrator.  

Deschutes County and the Cities of Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters are recipients of House Bill 4123, which is providing $1 million in funding to strengthen Central Oregon’s houseless response.

The Coordinated Houseless Response Office has a Board of Directors that is made up of one representative from the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners and one representative from each city council in Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters.