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May and June Portland Public Forums – free and open to all!
How Can Health Care Change and Housing Work Together? – May 20

This panel discussion and Q&A with Health Share of Oregon – a tri-county area Coordinated Care Organization – will include Central City Concern’s Executive Director and Health Share Board Member Ed Blackburn, Health Share’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Labby, and Community Health Strategies Project Director Sandra Clark.

This forum is a unique opportunity for housing providers and interested community members to learn about a key aspect of the health care transformation:

• Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) 101: what are they, who are they serving, what is the opportunity?
• Hear about an assessment project at Oregon ON member housing sites looking at site-specific solutions to improve residents’ health
• Learn about the way health providers are thinking outside the doctor’s office, including going to where people live
• Bring your questions, talk to Health Share staff, get connected

Monday, May 20
11:30am-1:00pm
First Unitarian Church, Buchan Room, in downtown Portland
1226 SW Salmon Street

This is a brown-bag event – bring your own lunch; coffee/water and cookies provided.

Click here to learn more.

Cully – A Living Ecodistrict! – June 6

Can Ecodistricts can be reconceived as an anti-poverty strategy?
Can they address disparities in wealth, income, health and natural resources?
Can they prevent displacement of low-income people and people of color?

Come and learn about this exciting project! Living Cully: A Cully Ecodistrict is a coordinated effort by Hacienda CDC, NAYA (Native American Youth and Family Center), and Verde to drive environmental investments into the Cully Neighborhood in response to existing community needs: jobs, education, housing and quality of life.

Thursday, June 6, 12-1:30pm, First Unitarian Church (1226 SW Salmon Street, Portland).

Remember to check our Member Events blog to keep up on all the fun and meaningful events coming up.

OREGON ON THE BEAT

• Oregon ON the Beat: May 2, 2013

• Oregon ON the Beat April 4, 2013

• Oregon ON the Beat, March 7, 2013

MEETING & EVENTS CALENDAR

FEATURED MEMBER

Located in Beaverton, this tiny organization has really been upping its ante this year. In February, the Community Housing Fund authorized pre-development loans for 4 projects in Washington County, totaling $650,000 in new commitments, three in Hillsboro and the other in Cornelius. These commitments represent the largest total investment to date from the Community Housing Fund and reflect the increased development activity in Washington County, where the Community Housing Fund seeks to expand housing choices for working families and those living on fixed incomes who find themselves priced out of the market. Executive Director Ramsay Weit, who sits on our State Policy Council, is also an excellent affordable housing advocate, and joined us on January 24 for great meeting with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and other Oregon ON members to share our work and challenges. Thank you Ramsay and CHF!

OUR VALUES

People should be able to afford housing and still have enough money for groceries and other basic necessities.