In the beginning, COAT started out by just handing out food and supplies. COAT now has three paid employees and several volunteers. We have also expanded to include case management and peer support, and have housed 40 individuals since our inception. We are proud of our accomplishments, but there is more work to be done… Read more

Former Creating Housing Coalition Vice President Carol Davies has had her hands full since starting the Community Outreach Assistance Team in December of 2021. Up until recently, Carol volunteered countless hours getting COAT off the ground, and then ensuring that the team’s outreach efforts were successful. All of this on top of her many duties… Read more

On February 13, 2023, Creating Housing Coalition came within 5% of the funding goal for Hub City Village with the acquisition of a $1.6 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). As one of just eight organizations in the state to be awarded this grant, we are truly honored to be selected to further… Read more

Aranea Push is a local artist and our newest board member. She’s lived in Albany for six years, originally hailing from Nebraska. “I fell in love with this area. It reminds me of my hometown, with more community and without all the snow.” Aranea learned about CHC through a Google search for local nonprofits that… Read more

On January 9, 2023, we saw another significant step towards the development of Hub City Village.  Above are the photos from the street of the sign and house pre-demolition.  Below, is the demolition in progress and the same view from the street post-demolition. Quite the difference in visibility and look of the property!  We had… Read more

Dear Friends, This time of year, I reflect on how far we have come, what we have learned, where we are going and what is the underlying theme running through it all. The Creating Housing Coalition started holding meetings as an informal group in 2018 and became a non-profit in 2019. We had a short… Read more