8 Instagram food-art pieces that reminds us quality homes and food go together
When working families have quality affordable homes, they can spend more resources preparing delicious food for their kids. Well-fed kids can focus more on school and play. And who wouldn’t want smarter, happier kids? These 10 homes artistically use food and remind us that quality homes lead to quality food: Do you think Oregon should have…
Unexpected voices: The inside strategy that landed big victories for affordable housing in Oregon
It was late in the day on March 6th when all of a sudden text messages started to quickly pile up on the screen of Neighborhood Partnerships Executive Director Janet Byrd’s iPhone. She scanned the new messages and quickly printed out four pages of budget information. She ran her finger down the list of projects…
Without this bill, Oregon tenants will face eviction with little or no warning
Let’s say you’re a tenant who has always paid your rent, kept your home clean and been a good neighbor. Then one day you get a notice that your landlord’s property (your home!) has been foreclosed on and you have to get out right away. That was the reality for too many Americans until…
The NY Times article you shouldn’t miss and what it means for Oregon
“Few stereotypes are as well entrenched — and wrongheaded — as the perception of mobile homes as the marginal housing choice of the destitute and downtrodden.” Andrea Levere, the president of CFED (the Corporation for Enterprise Development), came out swinging with that opening remark on an opinion piece she wrote this weekend. She continued to…