Rents Kept Low
Bond purchase helps retain renters at Cedar Valley Apartments By George C. Ford Gazette financial editor July 8, 1999 Late Wednesday afternoon, a young family moved into a vacant apartment…
Read moreBuilding a Thriving Community
Uploaded to YouTube on Dec 3, 2010 To better serve the thousands of vulnerable children and families in need on the South Coast, ORCCA is building a community facility. The ORCCA facility…
Read moreORCCA builds two new locations
KCBY, Apr 9, 2012 It’s been five years in the making and next month, Oregon Coast Community Action’s South Coast Food Share will have a new home. Construction is underway for…
Read moreOregon’s First Lady Commends ORCCA’s Innovation
Oregon’s First Lady, Cylvia Hayes kicked off her visit to Coos Bay with a tour of Oregon Coast Community Action’s two new facilities under construction on LaClair and Thomas in Coos…
Read moreHistorical Video: William Whipple, Louise Knapp and William Quarton Talk About United Way Impact
United Way, 2004 William Whipple, Louise Knapp and William Quarton in this 2004 video talk about United Way and the impact the organization has in the community. Video not playing? Click here to…
Read moreArtists Find Creative Energy in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia Neighborhood
Iowa Arts News, Sept 2005 Two blocks down from the Matyk Building sits the Osada—an affordable apartment building housing many refugees. And right next door is Water Tower Place, a…
Read moreIowa Straw Bale House
Although virtually all construction projects have unanticipated challenges, with any home deemed “alternative”, it is especially important for all parties to engage in as much upfront planning and communication as…
Read moreA Home For Hope
We believe all people in Oregon should have the opportunity to be at home in their communities and be physically, emotionally, and economically healthy. http://www.oregon.gov/ohcs/ehac/docs/ehac_action_plan_final.pdf http://bit.ly/162Sn1m
Read moreFinal Report of the Sustainable Rural Communities Initiative
Aug, 2009 Provost’s Initiative: Sustainable Rural Communities Five years ago, the OSU Provost committed $1.5 million to the Sustainable Rural Communities Initiative to build the OSU Rural Studies Program (RSP)…
Read moreArticle By by Christina Alexander On ORCCA
by Christina Alexander, Aug 2011 IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT LYNDON B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty” was lost. After all, we still have poverty. Nothing could be further from the…
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