Oregon Legislature Considers how to Help Oregonians Save for Retirement

HB 3436, passed by the House of Representatives yesterday, June 24, proposes the creation of an Oregon Retirement Savings Investment Board. This Board would bring together key players to study the issue of retirement security and develop solutions. It would include representatives from the financial services industry, employers, the public, and the State Treasurer. The […]

2013 Promises to be an Exciting Year for the Oregon IDA Initiative!

Neighborhood Partnerships is excited about the year ahead and our expanding opportunities to build household financial resilience through the Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative. We wrapped up a successful year in 2012 by reaching our $10 million goal, thanks to the Oregon IDA 75% Tax Credit. We are grateful to the many individual and […]

Help Build Household Financial Resilience in Oregon

Are you interested in working with others to figure out how we can: Re-build the financial strength of Oregon’s communities from the ground up, Increase access to the tools and strategies that will work to help Oregonians build pathways to the middle class, and Use tested public policy tools to help us move forward? Please […]

Announcing Round Three of the Advocate’s College

Neighborhood Partnerships is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the third round of our Advocates College, thanks to the commitment of our lead trainer, Patrick Bresette of Public Works, and the generosity of our funders. Both the first and second Advocate’s Colleges were huge successes, and have had immediate benefits for participants. […]

Implementing Foreclosure Reform: Reimagining a system to help Oregon communities and homeowners

On Wednesday, April 11, Governor Kitzhaber signed into law SB 1552, which provides homeowners facing foreclosure with new tools.  This monumental legislation will address the overwhelming tide of foreclosures and financial insecurity which has been threatening to permanently undermine the foundations of our state. The legislation is just the first step – from April 11, […]

Creating and Sustaining a Healthier Democracy

What if we told you there was something you could do to improve your health and your community at the same time? And that it was as simple as voting? Increased civic engagement, including voting, is linked to all sorts of positive outcomes including an increased sense of being able to influence our own lives […]

We can turn this house of cards into a real home

The following article appeared in the March 2nd edition of Street Roots newspaper. We can turn this house of cards into a real home By Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist It’s the 28th of February, and the Legislature is still at work in Salem for this short February session. This month has been hard, with the […]

Oregon Homeowners will Suffer While they Wait for Foreclosure Relief

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2012 For More Information: Janet Byrd (503) 516-4698 Ryan Fisher (503) 807-7525 Oregon Homeowners will Suffer While they Wait for Foreclosure Relief With the short February session winding down, advocates today believe that all hope of passing foreclosure reform is lost. Two bills, SB1552 and SB1564 would have brought significant […]

Call your State Representative today!

One in eleven homeowners in Oregon is either in foreclosure or has a mortgage 30 or more days in default. One in five homeowners are underwater on their mortgages owing more than the home is worth. Homeowners are suffering from the resulting stress and uncertainty, their neighbors are feeling the impacts of vacant homes, and […]

Opinion in Oregonian about Housing and Homelessness Issues

The following article appeared in Saturday’s Oregonian. NP’s Janet Byrd and Israel Bayer of Street Roots and Bill Hall, a Lincoln County Commissioner co-authored this op-ed about the importance of addressing housing issues during the current legislative session. You can view it online here. Legislative session: Housing, homelessness issues should be on agenda Published: Saturday, […]