I have been passionate about helping marginalized members of my community since joining the workforce in 2014. Having experienced housing instability myself growing up, I recognize a need for advocacy within the community. As Village Coordinator, I am eager to help members of the co-op find a sense of belonging, while instilling dignity and opportunity… Read more

Thanks to a grant from Wells Fargo Foundation, CHC has launched a life skills education and leadership training program for members of Hub City Village Cooperative (HCVC). Partnering with Supported Living Foundations (SLF) to carry out the program, mini workshops and classes are offered bi-monthly designed to enhance individual and interpersonal skills within the Village and throughout the… Read more

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

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

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

“At first, I had some reservations about the prospect of this type of housing project. However, as the construction has progressed, and I continue to learn about the plans and opportunities this community will provide for some of the most vulnerable citizens in Albany, it has become a welcome and exciting solution to a very… Read more

Once again, this community is coming through in its generosity and continued support for the mission of Creating Housing Coalition and the building of Hub City Village. At our Almost Home Fundraiser in late January, we gathered with over 100 friends from the community and beyond at Sybaris Bistro. A wonderful meal was served and… Read more

Again this year, the CHC outreach team, COAT, participated in the Point-In-Time (PIT) Count for the Albany area. Every year, towards the end of January, the PIT count counts the number of unhoused individuals in order to secure funding for social services for the upcoming year. COAT director, Carol Davies, was asked to lead the… Read more

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