A Case for Government, November 10, 2009

Neighborhood Partnerships, in conjunction with Oregon Thrives, is very pleased to announce a lecture event with Patrick Bresette of Demos, Center for the Public Sector.  Patrick will be joining us to offer his insights, lessons and recommendations for creating a new public understanding of the purpose and possibilities of government action.  His approaches emphasize problem-solving, […]

Bridges to Housing releases 2009 Mid-Year Evaluation Report

On Thursday, October 8, 2009 Diane Yatchmenoff, Ph.D. of Portland State University’s Regional Research Institute presented the 2009 Mid-Year Evaluation Report to the Bridges to Housing Regional Steering Committee. This report focuses on the employment experiences of participants currently in Bridges to Housing, and has several interesting results: 45% of heads of households are either […]

Housing Hero!

The Oregon Opportunity Network awarded Janet Byrd a “Housing Hero” award at their Annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday night!  Congratulations to Janet for this award and recognition of all your hard work to win a dedicated, on-going source of funding for affordable housing through the Housing Opportunity Bill in 2009. Joining Janet in receiving the […]