Federal spending on affordable housing and preventing and ending homelessness continues to improve! We are very pleased that on Thursday, July 1, 2010 the House Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee marked up its Fiscal Year 2011 spending bill. This subcommittee oversees funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and […]
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NP Staff attend Interfaith Summit on Homeless Children, Youth, and Families.
On Thursday, June 24, Neighborhood Partnerships staff attended the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon‘s Interfaith Summit on Homeless Children, Youth, and Families. Over 200 people from across Oregon also attended, including many from the faith community, non-profits, and government. After an opening interfaith devotional the first panel on Childhood, Youth, and Family Homelessness in Oregon began. […]
Neighborhood Partnerships is Growing—or at least our Board of Directors is!
Neighborhood Partnerships has added two new Board members as part of a planned Board expansion. Bill Hall and Jesse Beason have just signed on for three year terms. “We’re thrilled to have Bill and Jesse join the Board,” said Janet Byrd, Executive Director of Neighborhood Partnerships. “They both bring such deep experience working on behalf […]
2011 Housing Alliance Agenda Preview
The Housing Alliance is in the process of setting its 2011 legislative priorities. While the budget picture for both the remainder of this biennium and next biennium is bleak, the continuing recession and high unemployment mean the need for affordable housing and other safety net services remains critical. In 2011, we’re considering the following priorities: […]
Northwest Area Foundation hosts Grassroots & Groundwork Conference in Portland
In mid-May, staff from Neighborhood Partnerships attended the Northwest Area Foundation conference, Grassroots & Groundwork, here in Portland, OR. The conference was focused on strategies to end poverty and featured sessions around asset building strategies, improving state policies, partnering with employment systems, green jobs, increasing access to healthy food, and other great sessions! All of […]
Anti-Homelessness Advocates: Join Us to Discuss 2011 Legislative Priorities
The 2011 Legislative session is just around the corner! Please join Neighborhood Partnerships in a meeting of homeless family advocates and others to discuss possible legislative proposals in the 2011 session. If you’re planning to advocate for policy or resources that affect homeless families and children, we’d love to hear about it. Many of us […]
Bridges to Housing Releases Latest Evaluation Report
Bridges to Housing is very excited to release our 2009 Year End Evaluation report! Once again, this report indicates that Bridges to Housing is serving homeless families with very high levels of need. The report also illustrates that Bridges to Housing is very successful in helping these families maintain their housing, helping children remain stable […]
Individual Development Accounts Help Oregonians Secure Employment and Achieve Their Goals
With the help of Oregon’s Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative, low income Oregonians are given the tools to build their financial security through financial education classes and matched savings incentives. With the money saved, IDA participants purchase a major asset such as a home, post-secondary education, a small business, or assistive technology that helps them […]
More Pictures from our Trip to D.C.
While in Washington, D.C. for the National Low Income Housing Coalition‘s (NLIHC) Annual Conference, The Oregon Housing Alliance won NLIHC’s first ever State & Local Organizing Award for our work in 2009, an honor we shared with Oregon’s Community Alliance of Tenants. [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/neighborhoodpartnerships/4555442948/[/flickr] DeDe Carney, NLIHC Board Member, poses with Janet Byrd, Executive Director of […]
Rents Continue to Rise Despite High Unemployment
Higher prices in the rental market continue to force Oregon families to choose between paying rent, putting food on the table, and paying utility bills. A national study reports that the cost of renting an apartment in Oregon has increased again, an alarming trend for a state with unemployment at 10.6% and whose number of […]