Housing Alliance Mobilitzing for March 13 Lobby Day
Stimulus News: ARRA’s Impact on Oregon and OHCS Programs
Thousands of Rental Homes Preserved through MacArthur Funds, NOHA, & NHA
Rural Counties to Receive $1.5 million from HUD for Homeless Programs
OHCS Showcases the Power of Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit
FEDERAL NEWS
OBPP Report: Decade of Neglect Weakened Federal Housing Programs
PORTLAND METRO NEWS
Portland Public Forum on Federal Stimulus Mar 19
Human Solutions Receives Funding for Rapid Re-Housing Project
Innovative Housing Inc. Awarded Meyer Memorial Trust Funds
FUNDING AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Program
Award Opportunities for Affordable Housing
RESOURCES, TRAININGS, & EVENTS
Street Roots Releases Bi-weekly News and Action Updates
Rural Poverty Data Available on Foundation Website
New Foreclosure Data Site Launched
Rural Oregon Day Mar 19 and Regards to Rural IV Mar 20-21
Habitat for Humanity Dedicating Two Green LEED Homes Mar 31
Oregon ON Hosting Peer Network Meeting Apr 2 in Salem
Umpqua CDC’s Grand Opening for Gold Coast Workforce Housing Apr 10
Native American Youth and Family Center Third Annual Career Fair Apr 11
Housing Alliance Mobilizing for March 13 Lobby Day -top
After more than 15 years of advocacy and effort, housing advocates and supporters have succeeded in securing a statewide, dedicated funding source for affordable housing. The hallmark legislation, which increases the document recording fee by $15, passed the Senate last Thursday with two more votes than the 18 needed to meet the super-majority requirement. The bill was carried on the floor by Senator Betsy Johnson, and Senator Rod Monroe and Senator Laurie Monnes-Anderson spoke in support of the bill.
“This was quite a day for the cause of affordable housing in Oregon,” said Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose.
The revenue brought in by the bill is expected to bring in $15 million in 2009-2011 and $26.5 million in 2011-2013 to be used to develop rental housing for low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities.
The Housing Alliance reports that it is thrilled to see this early, passionate, and bi-partisan support of affordable housing. When the Alliance was formed in 2004, a primary goal was the development of relationships with legislators from both parties who understood the housing needs in our communities.
“The support by legislative leaders and members has been overwhelming, and we are extremely heartened by their dedication,” said Housing Alliance lead Janet Byrd.
The Housing Alliance thanks everyone who worked over the last 15 years to get this legislation passed.
The celebration of the passage of the Housing Opportunities bill cannot last too long because there is more to do to insure that every Oregonian has a safe, decent place to call home. More remains on the 2009 Housing Alliance agenda, and therefore the Housing Alliance, along with housing advocates around the state, will convene at the State Capitol in Salem on March 13 from 10am to 3pm for the 2009 Affordable Housing Lobby Day.
Across Oregon, housing prices are out of reach of ordinary people. The Legislature faces hard budget choices in the months ahead, but we need affordable homes for hardworking families and our neighbors on fixed incomes.
The 2009 Lobby Day is your chance to thank State Representatives and Senators who have done so much for housing opportunity, and to talk to them about the importance of their continued support through further legislative action.
All are welcome to attend! All you need to do is RSVP to Beth via email, and the Housing Alliance will make the appointments, buy your lunch, and provide you with briefing materials. The Housing Alliance will also have a bus from Portland, and can subsidize transportation from other areas on request if you arrange a group to come.
Stimulus Update: ARRA’s Impact on Oregon and OHCS Programs -top
How will the economic recovery package impact Oregon?
HUD, the Oregon Center for Public Policy, OHCS, and Oregon ON all weighed in this week on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
HUD announced that their web page now has a sub-page devoted to describing stimulus or ARRA 2009 allocations. Each link to a specific program also has an allocation of funds by state, which includes relevant sub-allocations to PJs, HFAs or PHAs. To view the site go to: http://www.hud.gov/recovery/
OCPP has prepared a fact sheet that lists the tax cuts and spending provisions in the ARRA that will boost income for Oregon and its people and for which there is data available on the expected amount to be invested in Oregon. The combined impact in Oregon of these provisions is $5.5 billion. The fact sheet also notes additional ARRA provisions likely to boost Oregon’s economy but for which there is no state-level data currently available.
The fact sheet is available here
OHCS also released a statement on the ARRA and its impact on OHCS programs. A projected $97.5 million from the ARRA will support OHCS-related programs, such as weatherization, affordable housing development, homelessness, and food. The department hopes to release details about these dollars and how they can be used by the end of March.
Meanwhile OHCS reports that in the Oregon State legislature the Senate passed SB 5552, the bill that balances the 2007-09 budget. The bill will now move on to the House for vote, where legislators are hoping to wrap up this bill so they can move to the more challenging task of crafting a 2009-2011 biennial state budget. The big impact for OHCS in this particular round of budget reductions is a cut of $204,800 to the Home Ownership Assistance program. An estimated 137 first-time homebuyers will not receive down payment assistance as a result of this reduction. The passage of the Housing Opportunities bill last week will provide some funding for these programs, but the need for preservation and development dollars still surpasses available revenue. The Governor’s current budget proposes $19.4 million in lottery-backed bonds for preservation of existing affordable housing stock and manufactured dwelling park purchases.
“We can only hope that our legislators can continue to protect Oregon’s most vulnerable during this difficult economy,” Crager said. “Homelessness is the most extreme form of poverty, and it’s a growing problem in this state.”
Lastly, Oregon ON will also host a public forum and discussion on ARRA on March 19. For more information, see “Portland Public Forum on Federal Stimulus Mar 19“
Thousands of Rental Homes Preserved through MacArthur Funds, NOHA, & NHA -top
Governor Ted Kulongoski announced on February 26th that Oregon was selected to receive $5 million from the MacArthur Foundation’s $150 million Window of Opportunity Initiative to preserve thousands of affordable rental housing units for people of modest means.
“This grant recognizes the extraordinary effort that Oregon has already made to preserve affordable rental housing in both urban and rural areas,” Gov. Kulongoski said. “The housing crisis has not spared our state, and I cannot emphasize enough the importance of efforts that keep Oregonians in their homes. Every Oregonian needs a safe, stable place to call home.”
Federal rent subsidy contracts covering more than 5,000 privately-owned affordable rental units in multi-family buildings across the state will expire over the next five years. A statewide group led by officials from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and the City of Portland’s Bureau of Housing and Community Development have put together a list of at-risk properties and a strategy to preserve their affordability.
If a property owner is reluctant to continue in the housing business, the group will arrange to have the building acquired by a new owner willing to renew the federal subsidy contract. This statewide group preserved 786 units in 2008.
OHCS and the City of Portland have partnered with NOAH, the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing, a statewide nonprofit lender, to carry out the statewide preservation work. A significant portion of the MacArthur Foundation funding will be used to capitalize NOAH’s Oregon Housing Acquisition Fund (OHAF) that supports the preservation work. The fund was established last year with over $7 million in low-interest-loan and grant funds provided by OHCS and three Oregon foundations – Meyer Memorial Trust, The Collins Foundation and The Oregon Community Foundation.
With the Oregon Housing Acquisition Fund, Northwest Housing Alternatives recently completed financing to preserve 215 units in six affordable, expiring-use, federally- subsidized properties across the state: two in Portland, two in Hermiston, one in Bend and one in Medford. “The Oregon Housing Acquisition Fund provided NHA access to the financing we needed to acquire these six properties at a time when the capital markets have halted most traditional lending activities. It has allowed us to take immediate ownership of the properties and provides the time required to secure resources for the needed renovation and permanent preservation” said Martha McLennan, NHA’s Executive Director. McLennan has led NHA in developing a diverse portfolio of affordable rental housing properties and been an active participant in the development of key strategies for preserving Oregon’s affordable housing stock. For more on NHA’s Acquisition Fund preservation, click here.
The MacArthur funds will leverage an additional $10 to $12 million in funding from other private sources to finance the acquisition of several hundred units through 2009 and 2010 alone. The MacArthur Foundation’s generosity will also help ensure the preservation of affordable rental housing for an estimated 7,200 Oregon families.
The need is considerable:
· Over the next five years, federal subsidy contracts will expire on 80 percent (5,484 families) of Oregon’s privately-owned, federally-subsidized rental housing. Nearly one-quarter of these homes are located in Portland, where more than 2,700 families (or applicants) are waiting for rental assistance.
· Additionally, in Oregon’s rural areas, more than 2,700 families have lost their affordable rental housing as the result of closure of manufactured home parks. These home parks provided a less- expensive housing alternative to low-income rural families that did not have access to subsidized multi-family properties.
· Oregon’s need for affordable housing continues to escalate as more than 181,000 low-income Oregon families are currently burdened by excessively high rent – all at a time when the state and its families also face rising unemployment and foreclosures.
Given the fact that it can cost twice as much to build an affordable home as to preserve one, Oregon’s initiative to preserve affordable rental housing is critically important at this time.
Rural Counties to Receive $1.5 million from HUD for Homeless Programs -top
Federal funds recently received by the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care (ROCC) will help keep housing assistance and supportive services alive for homeless individuals and families in 23 Oregon counties.
‘The renewed funding will allow these rural counties to continue to provide transitional and permanent housing for Oregon’s most vulnerable population,’ said Rick Crager, deputy director of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) award announcement Feb. 19.
The HUD Continuum of Care funding is specifically for the Supportive Housing Program (SHP), which helps provide transitional and permanent supportive housing for homeless persons. Under the broader HUD Continuum of Care program, local communities and agencies must work together to provide prevention outreach, emergency shelter and supportive services for homeless individuals and families in addition to housing options.
OHCS works with a statewide ROCC steering committee to strategize ways to improve services to homeless individuals and families in the rural portions of the state. In partnership with local rural continuum of care communities, OHCS also coordinates the HUD application, where funds are awarded on a competitive basis.
“The SHP funding directs funding to populations facing the greatest need and improves the state’s accountability,” Crager said.
OHCS Showcases the Power of Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit -top
OHCS showcased the power of the Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit (OAHTC) at a hearing of the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee last week.
SB 199 will raise Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit (OAHTC) funding from $17 million to $21 million. The increase will help preserve 3,477 at-risk units of federally subsidized housing up for renewal in the 2009-2011 biennium.
“The bill also helps prevent displacement of tenants and maintains the housing’s affordability for 20 to 60 years,” said Rick Crager, deputy director of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), the state agency that manages OAHTC funding. “It will create some $100 million in loan funds at interest rates significantly below market.”
Last year, $1.9 million on OAHTC tax credits saved the state $56.6 million in federal rent subsidies by preserving 786 federally subsidized homes. Cost to replace these units would have cost the state about $157.2 million.
“Investing tax credits now is far less expensive than creating new housing,” Crager said. “Last year’s $46.4 million in affordable housing loans created an estimated $510.4 million in economic benefit – about $11 for every dollar spent.”
The agency is currently underwriting an additional 364 units of preservation projects with $1.1 million of OAHTC commitments, Crager said.
“If we don’t replace these units, we could lose $219.3 million in federal subsidy dollars projected to flow into Oregon over the next 20 years,” he explained. “The replacement value of these at-risk units is $695.4 million, so it only makes sense to preserve the federal subsidies.”
Some $16.1 million slated for OHCS in the Governor’s proposed budget will help keep these at-risk units.
“The OAHTC program allows lenders to make larger loans and reduces the demand for public funding,” Crager said.
OAHTC allows banks to lower interest rates for affordable housing by 4 percent, and then claim a state income-tax credit equal to interest income lost by the rate reduction. Property owners then pass all of interest savings to low-income tenants by reducing rents.
Legislation in 2007 provided an exception for preservation projects and manufactured dwelling park purchases, since those properties already provide low rents.
Because the bill may have a revenue impact, legislators will wait to take action on SB199 until later in the session.
OBPP Report: Decade of Neglect Weakened Federal Housing Programs -top
On February 24 the Oregon Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report entitled “Decade of Neglect Has Weakened Federal Housing Programs: New Resources Required to Meet Growing Needs” by Douglas Rice and Barbara Sard.
This report documents the growing need for affordable housing, explains how federal housing programs help address it, shows how recent funding shortfalls and policy changes have hurt these programs, and outlines a series of steps to make housing more affordable for low-income families.
Introductory note from the report: “Federal housing programs have proven effective in enabling millions of low-income households to obtain stable, decent housing, but a funding squeeze and various actions taken by Congress and the Bush Administration have weakened these programs considerably, just when the need is rising.”
The full report is posted to:
http://www.cbpp.org/2-24-09hous.htm
http://www.cbpp.org/2-24-09hous.pdf
Portland Public Forum on Federal Stimulus Mar 19 -top
Oregon ON Public Forum discussion on the Federal Stimulus Bill
Thursday, March 19th from 12pm – 1:30pm
Please join us for Oregon ON’s second Portland Public Forum of 2009. Portland area state and federal decision makers will join us to discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) on Thursday, March 19. Oregon ON will host our popular informative public forum, with location too be announced shortly.
“We are energized to lead host a discussion on the impact of this very important legislation.”, said Oregon ON Executive Director Michael Anderson. Anderson also said, “Oregon ON Members and our valued partners will bring great questions and ideas to our community forum.” The purpose of the forum is to discuss how federal money from the Stimulus bill will impact our neighborhoods and to examine the best strategies for making the most of these federal dollars.
Human Solutions Receives Funding for Rapid Re-Housing Project -top
Human Solutions is one of 23 applicants nationally to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Opening Doors Rapid Re-Housing project. Human Solutions, a nonprofit organization that operates in Mid and East Multnomah County, is working with Multnomah County, 211info, Impact NW, Neighborhood House and Volunteers of America to give 40 homeless families each year a place to live – with this new HUD funding. This is a clear indicator that Multnomah County has been at the forefront of our nation’s efforts to end homelessness with their ambitious Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness.
Eligible families for this housing assistance will either be living on the streets, in emergency shelters, or ‘vouchered’ into temporary motels when the emergency shelter system is full. The project will provide up to 40 families at a time with 12-15 months of limited term rent assistance and case management in 40 scattered site apartments, serving approximately 120 families over the first three years.
This funding comes as great news to the agencies serving homeless families. Today, more families are homeless in Multnomah County – and these families have a different face than before. Agencies serving homeless families are noticing a “class cross-over,” with increasing numbers of homeless families having higher levels of education, and professional and management work experience. The continuing increase in families facing homelessness is overwhelming the agencies offering housing assistance – and the HUD dollars will be quickly put to good use. Human Solutions also received new funding from HUD for scattered site housing for chronically homeless single women who stay at their Daybreak Shelter.
Innovative Housing Inc. Awarded Meyer Memorial Trust Funds -top
The Meyer Memorial Trust recently awarded Innovative Housing, Inc. (IHI) funding to support its alternative payday lending initiative. While many traditional payday lenders have closed shop since the Oregon Legislature passed regulations capping the fees and interest rates they may charge, IHI has identified an ongoing need for short-term small dollar credit among our residents and other low- and moderate-income Portland households. The goal of the IHI program is to combine access to affordable alternative payday loans with financial education and credit counseling to help consumers make informed and sound financial decisions, strengthen their credit, build assets, and improve their long-term economic well-being. For more information about the program, please contact Sarah Chenven via email or 503-226-4368 x8.
Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Program -top
Deadline: June 30, 2009 (Application process opens January 1)
Two non-profit programs will be selected in each of Bank of America’s 45 communities to receive $200,000 in general operating support over two years and will also receive leadership development opportunities. For more information and to apply, click here.
Georgia-Pacific Foundation Support -top
The Georgia-Pacific Foundation supports a wide range of organizations that improve the quality of life in communities where Georgia-Pacific operates including Portland and other cities across the state. The Foundation has identified the following key investment areas: educational efforts that empower youth and provide workers with job readiness training; community enrichment issues such as affordable housing and community safety; environmental programs that promote clean air and water, recycling, and land and resource conservation; and entrepreneurship initiatives that foster self-sufficiency and economic empowerment, especially among youth, women, and minorities. Applications may be submitted online from January 1 through October 31, annually. Visit the Georgia Pacific website to take the Foundation’s Eligibility Survey.
NACEDA: Homeless Veterans Funding -top
The Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program is offering three types of funding: State and local governments, tribes, and faith- and community-based organizations can apply for capital funds to expand or develop transitional housing projects. Technical Assistance grants are also available to help community-based nonprofit groups to apply for homeless vets funding from any source. Applications for all programs are due March 25. Contact: Chelsea Watson, (877) 332-0334.
Award Opportunities for Affordable Housing -top
NACEDA released two opportunities for honoring affordable housing projects and rental housing development. The EPA also released a Smart Growth Achievement opportunity.
NACEDA: Affordable Housing Finance Magazine Awards
Affordable Housing Finance magazine is holding the fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards honoring the best affordable housing projects in the nation. Nominations are due April 17. Finalists will be featured in the August 2009 issue. Winners will be featured in the November 2009 issue and receive recognition at AHF Live: The Tax Credit Developers’ Summit. Download nomination form from www.housingfinance.com.
NACEDA: Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards
The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition is accepting entries and nominations for the 15th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards program. The awards honor the best in affordable rental housing development, and each winner and honorable mention will be recognized in a June award ceremony in Washington, DC. Entries are due April 3. More information may be found at www.taxcreditcoalition.org.
National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that applications are now being accepted for the eighth annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This competition is open to public-sector or private sector applicants that have used the principles of smart growth to create better places.
Smart growth development serves the economy, the community, and the environment. Smart growth approaches to development create clear environmental benefits, including improved air and water quality, preservation of critical habitat and open space, and more cleanup and re-use of brownfield sites.
This year, applications will be accepted in five categories:
. Built Projects
. Policies and Regulations
. Smart Growth and Green Building
. Smart Growth Streets
. Overall Excellence in Smart Growth
Interested parties are encouraged to submit applications for smart growth activities that have shown significant activity between April 23, 2004, and April 23, 2009. Applications are due on April 23, 2009. Up to five winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC in December 2009.
Street Roots Releases New Bi-weekly News and Action Updates -top
Street Roots is releasing new biweekly e-mails to keep readers up to date with news and issues surrounding homelessness and poverty in Portland and around the world, as well as ways to take action on campaigns affecting the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness. To sign up for biweekly e-mail updates with Street Roots and gain insight on issues being highlighted in the newspaper, go to the Street Roots website
Rural Poverty Data Available on Foundation Website -top
Spotlight on Poverty, a site launched by several major foundations, includes research on rural poverty as well as relevant news and commentaries in major media. Click here to visit the website.
New Foreclosure Data Site Launched -top
The Center for Housing Policy, KnowledgePlex, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Urban Institute have joined forces to launch Foreclosure-Response.org – a new Web resource that provides government officials, housing practitioners and advocates with up-to-date information on a broad range of state and local policy solutions related to foreclosure prevention and neighborhood stabilization. The Web site includes a comprehensive policy guide of strategies for preventing and responding to foreclosures, as well as access to interactive online discussions and tools that allow users to create customized data reports and maps (powered by DataPlace) to identify areas in which to target resources and efforts.
Visit Foreclosure-Response.org to see valuable resources and mapping tools built using DataPlace Technology.
For more details about the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, including an application packet, visit the website
Rural Oregon Day Mar 19 and Regards to Rural IV Mar 20-21 -top
Rural Oregon Day
March 19, Salem Conference Center and State Capitol Building
Rural Oregon Day in Salem will be held March 19. Rural Oregon day is designed to help rural community representatives connect with one another in Salem, impact programs and policies, and advocate for community issues which affect local areas from all around Oregon. Rural Oregon Day serves the purpose of highlighting “rural” interests in Oregon, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for rural communities and following-up on policy recommendations from the Oregon Rural Policy Forums of May 2006 and November 2007. Through this, Rural Oregon Day increases awareness of rural issues for the State, builds capacity for rural advocacy and moves rural policy initiatives forward in Oregon.
Registration is free. To register for Rural Oregon Day, go to the online site here.
Regards to Rural IV
March 20-21, Salem, OR
Regards to Rural is the region’s premier gathering for rural leaders, volunteers and all who care about vibrant rural communities. Join committed leaders and volunteers from Oregon and throughout the Pacific Northwest to:
- Gain practical skills for successful rural community and economic development.
- Learn about successful community revitalization projects from near and far- and how you can apply winning concepts to your community.
- Get help to ensure your community not only maintains vitality through economic challenges, but uses its strengths to emerge ahead.
- Connect with other community leaders, funders and elected officials of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels.
Interactive conference tracks cover entrepreneurship and emerging markets, leadership, culture and community, policy and resource development. Sample sessions include “Can Small Towns Be Cool?”, “How to Raise $50,000 in Six Months or Less,” “Making Peace in Communities”, “Incubating Next-Generation Natural Resource Businesses”, “Local First: How to Mobilize community purchasing power for economic revitalization”, and more. Click here to learn more and to register!
Habitat for Humanity Dedicating Two Green LEED Homes Mar 31 -top
Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, in collaboration with Walsh Construction Co. and the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, have finished the first two LEED certified homes in the state of Oregon. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design. The two homes will get either a gold or platinum rating, an incredible achievement since there are only 12 gold and platinum projects in the entire state.
Habitat invites you to come tour the homes and attend the dedication on March 31 at 6 p.m. at 604 NE Webster in Portland.
Oregon ON Hosting Peer Network Meeting Apr 2 in Salem -top
Oregon ON is hosting a bi-annual Peer Network Meeting for Voting Members on April 2, 2009 in Salem. Peer networking gives participants the opportunity to interact with their peers, build relationships, share best practices, receive training and technical assistance, and achieve policy change.
Oregon ON has 5 peer working groups which meet regularly, including:
1. Homeownership Development
2. Multi-family Housing Development
3. Property and Asset Management
5. Financial Management
6. Resident Services
Though the Peer Network Meeting is geared towards Voting Members, participation in the Resident Services Work Group is open to affiliate members as well. If you are interested in participating in any of the peer groups, or to register for the event, please contact Terrie Hendrickson at 503-223-4041 or via email.
We also work closely with other organizations which offer training and services of interest to our members. At the April 2nd meeting the Oregon Homeownership Association will offer a day-long training regarding Homeownership Education and Counseling. For more information about OHA’s training, please contact Sandy Halonen at NEDCO via email.
Umpqua CDC’s Grand Opening for Gold Coast Workforce Housing Apr 10 -top
The public is invited to attend the Grand Opening of Gold Coast Apartments, a scattered site workforce housing project completed by Umpqua CDC in Curry County. The project consists of a duplex in Gold Beach and 6 units in Port Orford to provide housing that is affordable to working families qualifying at 60% or less of AMI. Several energy efficient measures have been integrated including solar radiant floor heating systems; south-facing triple pane windows, sustainable building materials and several other “green” elements.
The celebration will be held at the Port Orford site on Friday, April 10th at 1:00 p.m. For directions to the location at 513 Madrona Avenue, please call Jodi at 541-673-4909. If you travel south to Gold Beach, the second site address is 29721 Hillcrest St.
Curry County Commissioners donated the land to Umpqua CDC specifically for this project because they were very concerned about affordability of housing for the local workforce. Other funding included Trust Funds, HOME and Weatherization through Oregon Housing & Community Services, BETC, and NeighborWorks® America.
Crow Clay Architecture and General Contractor Scott Partney Construction worked on design and construction of the project.
Native American Youth and Family Center Third Annual Career Fair Apr 11 -top
The Native American Youth and Family Center will host its Third Annual Career Fair on Saturday, April 11, from 11 – 3 PM, at PSU’s Native Student and Community Center (710 SE Jackson St). Local representatives from trades, apprenticeships, and organizations or companies will have booths at this event. The Third Annual Career Fair is FREE and open to everyone 16 and older, and there will be FREE FOOD. Learn about careers with financial institutions, hospitality, retail, production, administrative, warehouse, and more. Job readiness and resume workshops will be available onsite – dress to impress and bring resume.
The Native American Youth and Family Center is located at 5135 NE Columbia Blvd. Please contact Tamra Russel (ext. 203) or Ellen Goss (239) with any questions at 503-288-8177.
