• It Takes A Village To Create A Cooperative!

    Having recently filed for registration with the Oregon Secretary of State, Hub City Village is on track to become a housing cooperative corporation as early as July. CHC has budgeted $15,000 to cover legal and filing fees. In subsequent years only a $75 annual filing fee is required. After being relieved of the day-to-day responsibilities Read more

  • Incredible Edibles!

    Incredible Edibles!

    With more than 3 dozen fruiting trees, shrubs, and vines, residents of Hub City Village will soon be enjoying fresh fruit right outside their front doors. As well, the community garden is stocked full with various vegetable plants including snow peas, broccoli, onion, carrots, celery and more! Villagers are already harvesting some of the earliest… Read more

  • Villagers Participate In Restorative Justice Training

    From a collection of solitary individuals and a few small families, Hub City Village is knitting itself into a caring community that is concerned each person’s welfare and solves problems peacefully, thanks at least in part to a generous grant which paid for all adult residents and a few CHC board members to participate in… Read more

  • Creating Community

    Creating Community

    by Viyanna Langager Though challenging, it has been a great few months here in Hub City Village! There have been many successes, chances to learn, discovery of things that don’t work while focusing on solutions. Growing pangs are not easy. Yet, as a community, we are overcoming and coming together. With houses full, bustling activity all around Read more

  • GOING SOLAR!

    GOING SOLAR!

    Solar energy is sustainable, renewable, and plentiful. Year after year, the industry has seen the cost of solar drop making individual power generation increasingly practical for homeowners and smaller installations, like CHC. There are over 5 million solar installations across the country and many power companies, like Pacific Power, have adopted the business model of individual power Read more

  • WELCOME ROB DIBBLE

    WELCOME ROB DIBBLE

    CHC is excited to welcome back Rob Dibble to our Board of Directors Team. Early in the development of Hub City, Rob assisted the board developing early design concepts for the five models and site layout and worked with Albany City building division with early Planned Development criteria for site and building development. Rob has Read more

  • WELCOME DAVID WILLS

    WELCOME DAVID WILLS

    I was raised in the bay area in California; nothing too unusual about my early years. When I graduated from high school, I tried out the local junior college. That lasted a few months. After that, I bounced around the country for a few years and eventually ended up in Illinois, where I met my wife, Jo. Figuring Read more

  • WELCOME MELANIE MCKIBBIN

    WELCOME MELANIE MCKIBBIN

    After years of working in the hospitality industry in many roles, feeling lost and unfulfilled, I recognized a need for a significant change in my professional life. I wanted to transition to a role where I could make a deeper, more meaningful impact on others’ lives, while serving the community I live in.  In May Read more

  • WELCOME RUSSELL LA ROSA SNYDER

    WELCOME RUSSELL LA ROSA SNYDER

    Russell  is dedicated to community service and development.  His 9 to 5 job is working as a Home Repair Coordinator at DevNW, where he works with low and moderate income homeowners to facilitate repairs on their homes. In 2024, Russell was able to complete repairs on 23 homes, keeping dozens of people safe and healthy in their biggest asset – Read more

  • WELCOME PATRICIA HOPPA

    WELCOME PATRICIA HOPPA

    I moved to Albany on Halloween 2019 from the Tacoma Washington area. I had hoped to be able to support those in this community who had both food insufficiency and housing insufficiency. I feel no one should have to worry about shelter, food or safety. Shortly after my move to Albany, I was introduced to Dr. Read more

  • MEET VIYANNA LANGAGER

    MEET VIYANNA LANGAGER

    Hub City Village Resident Peer Support Specialist I was born in 1965 and moved to the Willamette Valley at 13 years old. Passionate about being a support to others due to lived experience with being unhoused. I was misdiagnosed with mental health challenges that led to addiction and domestic violence. In December of 2014 I Read more

  • MEET JENNY BRAUSCH

    MEET JENNY BRAUSCH

    Jenny comes with an impressive resume with years of knowledge & knowledge to the CHC treasurer position. Read about Jenny in her own words: I was born and raised in Albany and have seen many changes over the years. Lack of affordable housing is one of them. The work that the community and CHC Board Read more