20,000 socks, 250 advocates, 50 legislators and a great Housing Opportunity Day
Last week’s Housing Opportunity Day was the most successful ever. More than 250 advocates participated, 20,000 socks were collected, more than 50 legislators were met with. We had one great hearing in the House Human Services and Housing Committee, there were 2 major news stories (Statesman Journal, KATU) and a half dozen more leading up to March 11.…
What you need to know for March 11 Housing Opportunity Day
Housing Opportunity Day is tomorrow, March 11, and we expect a record turn out. Here’s what you need to know: 1) Location First United Methodist Church 600 State St, Salem, OR 97301 (Google Map) Note: the original event listing said we’d be meeting on the capitol steps. 2) Agenda Doors open at 9:15. Some meetings…
March 2 Housing Opportunity Update
1. Tick Tock We’re expecting nearly 200 people at Housing Opportunity day on March 11. Most have already registered and we’ve started to reserve the busses. The morning will include some legislative meetings, briefs on the Housing Alliance agenda, practice legislative meetings and will lead into a noon rally where we’re piling 20,000 socks on the…
Housing Opportunity Update – Feb. 17
We’re trying a new weekly update format. Let us know if you love it or hate it. 1. Turning Socks Into Homes The Emergency Housing Assistance/State Homeless Assistance Program (EHA/SHAP) funding suffered during the recession. In 2014, we were able to get funding back to 2007 levels. Now it is time to try to meet current…
5 Housing Bill Updates You Might Have Missed Last Week
This is the first weekly update for the 2015 legislative session. Sign up to never miss a thing. By Omar Carrillo Tinajero The first week of the legislative session is now behind us. Though it has only been five days, we have gotten a taste of how fast the next five months will go. As…
New Legislative Money Ensures Balance in Foreclosure Negotiations For A Bit Longer
We’ve got some great news. Thanks in part to advocacy from Oregon Housing Alliance members more Oregon families will have access to foreclosure avoidance counseling through the Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance (OFA) Program. Having a mediation case manager helps bring some comfort and balance to foreclosure conversations that are often difficult. The Joint Emergency Board allocated $659,300 from the general…
Release: Advocates Ask Emergency Board To Fund Inundated Foreclosure Program
Media Release Sept. 12, 2014 Contact: Omar Carrillo Tinajero, Neighborhood Partnerships 503.226.3001 x112 ocarrillo@NeighborhoodPartnerships.org Sybil Hebb, Oregon Law Center 503-936-8959 shebb@oregonlawcenter.org Advocates Ask Emergency Board To Fund Inundated Foreclosure Program Housing advocates are asking the Oregon State Legislature’s Emergency Board for $1.182 million in additional funding for the Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance (OFA) Program. Since January…
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…