No images? Click here JULY 2022 Housing, Well-being and Opportunity Having an affordable, secure place to live is essential to well-being and fundamental to forging pathways out of poverty. When families and workers have secure housing options, everyone benefits. Yet uneven access to housing puts too many Oregonians at risk. OCF supports innovations that bring the dream of stable housing to more of our neighbors. Creating New Paths to Affordable Housing and Home Ownership OCF is helping to drive several diverse, innovative, and potentially scalable solutions to the state’s homelessness and housing crisis by providing critical early-stage support and leadership. Read more. Hotel Broker Turns Donor After Project Turnkey Hotel broker Brian Resendez helped make Project Turnkey a reality. Along the way he learned about issues underlying homelessness and came to understand the need for all of us to be part of the solution. Read more. ‘An Improbable Journey:’ A Conversation with Incoming OCF President and CEO, Lisa Mensah In this interview with OCF Board Chair Kimberly Cooper, Mensah speaks about her commitment to economic justice, how to build thriving communities across different geographies, her journey from Oregon to corridors of power in Washington, D.C. and her excitement at coming home and being able to access the bounty of Oregon. Read more. More news See the latest news updates in the OCF Press Room.
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