These remarks are edited from the closing celebration at the 2016 RE:Conference. For the last twelve months, I have felt as if we, people who care about everyone having a safe place to call home, were on the verge of something big – a breakthrough in public understanding about the importance of home, about the ways […]
Welcome Holly!
Neighborhood Partnerships is pleased to welcome our newest staff member, Holly McGuire! Welcome Holly! Holly has joined the Oregon IDA Initiative as an IDA Program Coordinator. We asked her a few questions about herself to try to get to know her a little bit better. For starters, tell me a little about yourself I come […]
Legislative Advocacy 101 & 201 – Apply today!
Are you getting ready for the Legislative session? Is this your first time in “the building”? Or do you need a refresher? Come join Neighborhood Partnerships for an Advocacy 101 and Advocacy 201 session – we’ll cover the basics of the building from legislative deadlines to filing a bill to making your case, and more. […]
Everyone deserves a safe place to call home
Neighborhood Partnerships is pleased to endorse the historic Yes for Affordable Homes campaign! Neighborhood Partnerships was founded back in 1990 with the understanding that having a safe place to call home creates opportunity, stability, and safety, and that understanding has helped shape our work for the past twenty-six years. Today, in Oregon, far too many people lack the […]
We’re Hiring!
Neighborhood Partnerships (NP) works across Oregon to increase access to opportunity. We work collaboratively to catalyze and manage research-backed initiatives, systems, and policy changes that help Oregonians achieve housing stability and build financial security. We work as advocates, connectors, and program managers to increase resources, improve public policy, and spark innovation and collaboration. We are […]
Let Dr. Crystal Hall Challenge Your Assumptions and Improve Your Impact
By Jill Winsor We’re continuing to give you previews of what the RE:Conference will bring. Don’t forget to take advantage of Early Bird registration before this Friday (September 23rd)! On November 16th, Dr. Crystal Hall will join us at the RE:Conference to share what she’s learned with her work with the White House Social and […]
Thank you, Itzel
After two years at Neighborhood Partnerships, Itzel Hernandez Spehar has decided to leave her position as a program coordinator with the IDA Initiative. She will be taking time off to focus on family responsibilities, recharge and plan the next chapter of her life. We are sad to say goodbye to Itzel. We will all miss […]
Connecting to solutions outside our field of vision
By Jill Winsor, Financial Innovations Director “To be most effective, we must continue to leverage our respective expertise, but also proactively work with others to find and connect solutions that exist outside of our own field of vision.” – Laura Choi and David Erickson This quote really gets at what the RE:Conference is all about […]
Kylie Patterson to Speak at the 2016 RE:Conference
Last week we wrote a blog post about an important report which was released by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). You probably saw the report mentioned on social media or in your email, The Ever-Growing Gap: Without change, African-American and Latino families won’t match white wealth for centuries. The post […]
Have you attended a Your Money, Your Goals training?
Since then, what have you done with your toolkit? Have you used it to train your co-workers? Have you used it to start conversations about financial well-being with clients? If the answers to these questions is “yes,” we are so proud of you! If the answer is “no, I hate to admit it, but I’ve […]