Northwest Housing Alternatives celebrated a ground breaking at the site of a 20-unit Veterans project to be known as Pomeroy Place. Washington County Chair, Andy Duyck, was joined by U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici and other community leaders on October 31 for the event. Housing Authority director, Val Valfre, introduced the project’s namesake, Colonel Better Pomeroy,

At its October meeting the Community Housing Fund welcomed two new board members: Olga Acuna, Hillsboro City Councilor and Director of Federal Programs for the Hillsboro School District, and Jardon Jaramillo, Portland General Electric’s Director of Total Compensation. These new board members bring critical perspectives and skills to CHF as the organization embarks on the

Community Housing Fund Executive Director, Sheila Greenlaw-Fink, serves on the steering committee for Washington County Thrives—a cross-sector collaborative that works to reverse the rapid growth of poverty in Washington County by improving access to essential resources that help establish a foundation of long-term economic security. The collaborative, co-convened by Community Action and the Vision Action

Bridge Meadows, a Portland nonprofit that provides affordable housing and permanency-focused alternatives to foster care, is working to replicate its model of three-generation intentional housing in Beaverton. The new project, located in Central Beaverton at the corner of SW Allen and SW Menlo, will include 41 units (9 family townhomes and 32 senior apartments), as

CHF was fortunate to make a match recently through the Portland Social Venture Partners Encore Fellows Program, which matches seasoned professionals with nonprofits in need of professional expertise for a 1,000 hour project. CHF was in great need of a technology professional to help design and build its internal systems—hardware, software, security, networking and more.