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Look What Weve Accomplished
The Housing Alliance 20052014
Housing Alliance c/o Neighborhood Partnerships 310 SW Fourth
Ave, Ste 715 Portland, OR 97204 503-226-3001 x107
Contact us:Public Affairs Counsel
Mark Nelson, Erica HagedornPO Box 12945 Salem, OR 97309
(503) 363-7084
www.oregonhousingalliance.org
Many of the past Legislative sessions have been successful for
housing advocates
thanks to the hard work and strong coalition represented by the
HousingAlliance! The Housing Alliance raised the profile of
affordable housing in theLegislature and cultivated legislative
champions in the Capitol. Here is a recap ofwhats been
accomplished:
2014: Short SessionPrevent and End Homelessness by Increasing
Emergency HousingAssistance and State Homeless assistance Program
resources by $2 million.Guarantee manufactured home park residents
an opportunity to make anoffer when their parks go up for sale,
through HB 4038.Preserve Existing Affordable Housing. We secured
$2.5 million in LotteryBacked Bonds to fill financing gaps and
preserve existing affordable homes.
2013: Regular SessionCreate Housing for Veterans. Through HB
2417, we added an additional$5 to the document recording fee to
fund housing for veterans.Protect Oregonians from Foreclosure. SB
558 expands mediation tohomeowners facing judicial foreclosure. We
were also able to secureadditional funds for counseling and legal
assistance.Preserve Existing Affordable Housing. We secured $5
million in LotteryBacked Bonds to fill financing gaps and preserve
existing affordable homes.Remove barriers for tenants with Section
8 vouchers to renting homes intheir preferred communities. HB 2639
included multiple strategies to
ensure tenant success and clarifies that receipt of federal rent
subsidies andother housing assistance is not grounds for denying
tenancy.The Housing Alliance also helped support other victories
including:
Extending the sunset on the Agricultural Workforce Housing Tax
Credituntil 2020, a key tool for housing development.Helping to
preserve manufactured home parks as affordable housing.Additional
fixes to the Senior & Disabled Property Tax Deferral
Program.The extension of critical property tax exemptions for
affordable housing.Protections for families through additional
funds for TANF, and theextension and expansion of the Earned Income
Tax Credit (EITC).Expansion of asset limits for the Oregon IDA
Initiative.
Expansion of the Oregon Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Fund. We are so excited and grateful to have been a part of such
significant change thislegislative session. We must continue to
work to protect critical programs forOregonians that need
assistance.
2012: Short SessionWe helped to pass monumental legislation to
stop the overwhelming tideof foreclosures in Oregon and protect
homeowners from the worstpractices by banks. We worked to ensure
that the first allocation ofnecessary financial resources were
dedicated to this critical effort.
Member Organizations 1000 Friends
AFSCME Local #3135Bienestar
CASA of OregonCentral City Concern
City of AshlandCity of BeavertonCity of CorvallisCity of
Eugene
City of GreshamCity of PortlandCity of Tigard
Clackamas Community Land TrustClackamas County
Clackamas Housing Action Network
Coalition for a Livable Futureommunity Action Partnership of
OregonCommunity Action Team, Inc.
Community Alliance of TenantsCommunity Housing Fund
mmunity Partners for Affordable HousingEcumenical Ministries of
OregonHabitat for Humanity of Oregon
Homeless Families Coalitionusing Advocacy Group of Washington
Co
Housing Development CenterImpact Northwest
nterfaith Committee on HomelessnessJOIN
ne County Legal Aid and Advocacy CenterLeague of Women Voters of
Oregon
Lincoln CountyMetro
NAYA Family Centerghborhood Economic Development Corp.
Neighborhood Partnershipsetwork for Oregon Affordable
Housingrthwest Community Land Trust Coalition
Northwest Housing AlternativesOregon Action
Oregon Food BankOregon Housing Authorities
Oregon Opportunity NetworkPartners for a Hunger-Free
OregonPortland Community Reinvestment
Initiatives, Inc.Proud GroundREACH CDC
Rose CDCSt. Vincent DePaul of Lane CountyShelter Care
Sisters Of The RoadStreet Roots
Umpqua CDCWashington County
llamette Neighborhood Housing Services
