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 […]
Neighborhood Partnerships and the Oregon Housing Alliance visit Washington, D.C.
On April 10, 2010, Neighborhood Partnerships staff traveled to Washington, D.C. for the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC) Annual Conference. We were kept busy– we won an award, attended a meeting of other statewide coalitions, learned about changes to federal policies related to affordable housing, and met with our congressional delegation. First up – […]
NP Wins NILHC’s State and Local Organizing Award!
Janet Byrd from Neighborhood Partnerships and Dung Ho from the Community Alliance of Tenants receive Senator Jeff Merkley’s congratulations on winning the State and Local Organizing award at the National Low Income Housing Coalition conference in DC.
Oregon Housing Alliance to be honored by National Low Income Housing Coalition!
The Housing Alliance and Neighborhood Partnerships are pleased to announce that we’ve been selected to receive the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC) first annual State and Local Organizing Award! We are sharing this honor with another Oregon organization, the Community Alliance of Tenants. We’ll be presented with this award at the NLIHC’s Annual Conference […]