Recent News
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
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FEDERAL NEWS
Sen. Dodd Declares Trust Fund a Top Priority
Advocates Shape Ask for Second Stimulus
Comment on State CDBG Program Administrative Rule Changes
Interim Rule Allows AHP Funds to Refinance Mortgages
STATEWIDE NEWS
Housing Alliance Worksheets Highlight Affordability Challenges By County
CASA Helps Homeowners Purchase the Victor Manor Mobile Home Park
Changes at Community Alliance of Tenants
OHCS Update: Neighborhood Stabilization Fund
PORTLAND METRO NEWS
CCC Creates New Employment Program
TVHP gets approval to build on Beaverton City Lot
Bienestar, Inc. and Bank of America Partner in Delivering Program
New Programs at HAP for Homeless, Section 8 Renters and their Landlords
AWARDS, REPORTS, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAININGS, & EVENTS
Lane County: Tax Credit Crunch Hits Affordable Housing
LISC Announces Foreclosure Response Project
2007 American Community Survey Data Released
Workshop on Affordable Housing Systems in Washington Co. Nov 12
Credit Repair Workshop, Portland Nov 12
TACS Training: Board Legal Audit, Portland Nov 12
United Way Proposal Workshops, Portland Area Nov 12 - 19
2008-09 Portland Affordable Rental Housing Development/ PSH RFP Nov 17
IHBG Leveraging Finance Program (LFP), Seattle Dec 2-3
Rogue Valley CDC Fundraiser “A Harvest of Affordable Homes” Nov 1
“Play it again, Spam” Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, Portland Nov 6
Join CCLT for Food, Drink and Fun Nov 13
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Spotlight on Community Development
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- Community Development Network (CDN) 2007 Accomplishments
- PAMWG 2007 Industry Challenges and Opportunities Report
CDN's Property and Asset Management Work Group (PAMWG) released a report at CDN's October 18 Public Forum that highlights some of the challenges they face to preserve and maintain their vital niche in the housing market. While the primary challenge is a shortfall in public funds to meet the housing need, downward economic trends and systemic inefficiencies have the potential to destabilize the housing of many of Portland’s most vulnerable residents.
To read a summary of the PAMWG report, click here.
To download the report presentation, click here.
- CDN Permanent Supportive Housing Report Highlights Need for Resources, Provides Best Practices Tool Kit
The Community Development Network’s Permanent Supportive Housing Project (PSH) final report, PowerPoint presentation, and web-based PSH Toolkit are now available online at http://www.portlandonline.com/bhcd/index.cfm?c=43436.
To read more about the PSH Project, click here.
- Case Study Highlights Housing Messaging, Media Advocacy in Oregon
The Berkeley Media Studies Group has just released a case study on the effectiveness of the housing messaging and media advocacy work in Oregon over the past 3 years. Highlighting the work of the Housing Alliance, Affordable Housing NOW!, CDN, and the Neighborhood Partnership Fund (NPF), the study examines the evolution and application of housing messaging and media advocacy from the NPF initiated “Talking About Housing: A Media Working Group” through AHN’s current advocacy for an 30% Urban Renewal Housing Set Aside, and the Housing Alliance 2007 Housing Opportunity Agenda.
The case study is available a both at the Berkeley Media Studies Group website and Media Evaluation Project website.
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Affordable Housing NOW! Information Sheets
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Calendar of Oregon Opportunity Network Events
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Opening Doors
Building Community
Oregon ON Banquet November 6
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Join us as we unveil the exciting new look and future plans for Oregon ON! Keynote speaker is Julie Spezia from Housing California.
Register today!
Contact Karen Walker at 503-223-4041.
Thank you to our Diamond Sponsor: WaMu
If you would like to be a Banquet Sponsor please contact Karen Walker at 503-223-4041.
Nov 6 & 7 Statewide Peer Network Meeting
United Methodist Church
Portland, OR
For agendas, registration and more information, please contact Terrie Hendrickson at 503-223-4041.
Oct 29 Portland Policy Council
Oct 30 Statewide Policy Council
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Affordable Housing NOW! is a movement of affordable housing advocates and tenants whose goal is to secure new resources for affordable housing for the Portland Metro area. To find out more, click here.
To join Affordable Housing NOW! click here.
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| Resource Spotlight |
| Report: Without Housing
“Without Housing: Decades of Federal Housing Cutbacks, Massive Homelessness and Policy Failures,” documents the correlation between these trends and the emergence of a new and massive episode of homelessness in the 1980s which continues today. It particularly focuses on radical cuts to programs administered by the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), which administers funds for rural affordable housing. Available at http://www.wraphome.org/, the report also demonstrates why federal responses to this nationwide crisis have consistently failed.
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Affordable Housing NOW! Calendar
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