CHC Updates and Newsletters

News and Views

Spring, 2023

CHC RECEIVES MAJOR GRANT AWARD!

ON FEBRUARY 13, 2023, CREATING HOUSING COALITION came within 5% of the funding goal for Hub City Village with the acquisition of… 

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COUNTING THE UNHOUSED

DURING THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY, members of the Creating Housing Coalition’s Community Outreach Assistance Team (COAT) participated in…

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NEWEST CHC BOARD MEMBER

ARANEA PUSH IS A LOCAL ARTIST and our newest board member. She’s lived in Albany for…

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PROGRESS ON WAVERLY!

ON JANUARY 9, 2023, we saw another significant step towards the development of…

 

News and Views

Winter, 2022

DECEMBER THOUGHTS

By Stacey Bartholomew

THIS TIME OF YEAR, I reflect on how far we have come, what we have learned, where we are going and…

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LAND HO HO HO!

IT’S OFFICIAL! On December 6 at 3:48pm, President Stacey Bartholomew signed and completed the transfer of the property…

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RAISING FUNDS TO RAISE THE ROOF

2022 HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR GRANTS in that we were awarded three separate grants totaling…

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WHEN A TRUCKSTOP BECOMES A HOME

DEMOCRAT HERALD REPORTER Shayla Escudero recently ventured out to talk to some people living out of their cars on the outskirts of…

 

News and Views

Fall, 2022

CHC MOVES CLOSER TO LAND OWNERSHIP

CREATING HOUSING COALITION is working our way through the steps to land ownership!  Because we are receiving funding through federal resources and…

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JULY FUNDRAISER WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

OUR FUNDRAISING EVENT AT THE ALBANY GOLF AND EVENT CENTER on July 17 proved to be both fun and successful, resulting in over $352,000 in funds raised…

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MEET YOUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBOR

AS PART OF ITS OUTREACH EFFORT, COAT has conducted interviews with some of the people they serve so that we can become familiar with our unhoused neighbors. We will be publishing the interviews over…

FUNdraiser update

July, 2022
ON SUNDAY, JULY, 17TH, WE HELD A FUNdraiser dinner at the Albany Golf and Event Center. Amidst all of the delicious food and conversation about…

News and Views

Summer, 2022
CHC ACQUIRES LAND, PLANS UNDERWAY!  Fantastic news, everyone! We’ve recently acquired our first piece of land, putting us one step closer to our dream of providing housing to unhoused folks in our community. The property is located at…

News and Views

Winter, 2022
FROM HOLIDAY CHEER TO A BRIGHT NEW YEAR! We at Creating Housing Coalition (CHC) hope your holiday season was full of cheer, and wish all of you a happy, healthy 2022!  We asked CHC Board Members about the highlights of last year and what they most look forward to in…

News and Views

Fall, 2021
CHC REACHES FUNDRAISING MILESTONE! What a busy, productive year 2021 has been for Creating Housing Coalition (CHC)! We are delighted to announce that the Oregon State Legislature, under House Bill 5006, awarded our organization a grant in the amount of $600,000. This…

We received a HUGE grant!

July, 2021
CHC REACHES FUNDRAISING MILESTONE Albany, Or – Creating Housing Coalition (CHC) is delighted to announce that the Oregon State Legislature, under House Bill 5006, has awarded our organization a grant in the amount of $600,000. This amount, along with a $100,000…