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In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Peter Hoover, Executive Director of Sisters Habitat for Humanity. Peter shares his journey from a career in financial services and city management to leading a nonprofit dedicated to creating affordable housing in Sisters, Oregon.

With a background in economics, urban planning, and law, Peter brings a unique perspective to the housing challenges facing Central Oregon. He and Aaron discuss the critical need for affordable and workforce housing, the role of community collaboration and government action, and why providing stable homes is the foundation for solving larger social issues.

Tune in to learn more about how housing accessibility impacts our region and what solutions are being pursued to address this growing crisis.

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Peter Hoover 🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
February 6, 2025

<h1>LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Peter Hoover 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />February 6, 2025</p> <p> In this episode of <em>Bend Don’t Break</em>, host Aaron Switzer sits down with <strong>Peter Hoover</strong>, Executive Director of <strong>Sisters Habitat for Humanity</strong>. Peter shares his journey from a career in financial services and city management to leading a nonprofit dedicated to creating affordable housing in Sisters, Oregon.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bend_don_t_break_digital_020625.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bend_don_t_break_digital_020625.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3219" /></a></figure> <p> </p> <p> With a background in <strong>economics, urban planning, and law</strong>, Peter brings a unique perspective to the housing challenges facing Central Oregon. He and Aaron discuss the <strong>critical need for affordable and workforce housing</strong>, the role of <strong>community collaboration and government action</strong>, and why providing stable homes is the foundation for solving larger social issues.</p> <p> Tune in to learn more about <strong>how housing accessibility impacts our region and what solutions are being pursued</strong> to address this growing crisis.</p> <p>LISTEN: </p> <div class="wp-block-group newspack-embed-container align"> <div style="font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396" title="Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396/bend-dont-break-peter-hoover-executive-director-sisters-habitat-for-humanity" title="Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Peter Hoover, Executive Director, Sisters Habitat for Humanity" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Peter Hoover, Executive Director, Sisters Habitat for Humanity</a></div> </p></div> <p>WATCH: </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/embed/gUEYJEtPMhg </div> </figure> </p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-with-peter-hoover-22598655/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=3218&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-with-peter-hoover-22598655/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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