On Monday, February 14, one hundred and fifty advocates and partners from all parts of the state gathered in Salem at the State Capitol to celebrate Valentine’s Day and the State’s Birthday. Oregon Thrives and its partners joined together to thank legislators for their service to Oregonians and delivered valentines. We met individually with nearly […]
News
The Oregonian Highlights the IDA Program’s Success
Oregon’s IDA Initiative was featured in the Oregonian this week, a nice reminder to give before the end of the year. The Oregonian story features graduates from the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) IDA program, and describes how the IDA program helps lower-income individuals build savings to buy a home, go to college, […]
Improving Services for Homeless Families
Bridges to Housing continues to serve homeless families throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Neighborhood Partnerships is pleased to report on an exciting offshoot of this innovative program. Bridges to Housing included a substantial evaluation component, conducted by Portland State University’s Regional Research Institute. Their latest evaluation report highlighted the impact of trauma on families in […]
Poverty Rates Demand a New Conversation!
On Thursday, September 16, the Census Bureau released new data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage. The news was bleak—increased rates of poverty and decreased health insurance coverage as a result of the current and ongoing recession. The release of data by the Census Bureau revealed: 3.7 million more Americans have fallen into poverty […]
It’s time for a long-term view of government’s role in Oregon’s future
On August 26, the state of Oregon received another revenue forecast with more bad news. This revenue forecast indicated the state has an additional $377 million less than expected for the current biennium (2009–2011). In addition to the $563 million less than expected in May 2010, the state budget is now $940 million short in […]
Good News on Federal Spending for Housing & Homelessness
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]