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Developments, resident stories, and announcements from across CPAH.
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Earlier in March, CPAH hosted a Housing Forum dedicated to the issue of older adults and homelessness. We had an excellent panel discussion, including questions from the audience. You can watch the co
Spotlight On Plambeck Gardens From KGW News
Earlier in March, CPAH hosted a Housing Forum dedicated to the issue of older adults...
Housing Forum: The Growing Housing Crisis for Older Adults — Strategies and Solutions
Earlier in March, CPAH hosted a Housing Forum dedicated to the issue of older adults...
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I have been thinking about how lucky I am to have a job that is meaningful to me, working with the amazing and talented people at CPAH. Especially right now, as massive shifts in federal policy and fu
A Letter From The Executive Director
Here we are, firmly into 2025. I wanted to start my first letter of 2025 by detailing the amazing work we are doing this year to shore up our internal systems and strengthen the organization. But the
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CPAH just hosted our 2024 HomeWord Bound fundraiser. It was loads of fun and also, it helped us to raise money for resident services, which is core to our work and not adequately funded. Resident serv
Sleeping Outside Sleeping Safe
Right around the time I moved to the Portland area, William Kennedy published his Pulitzer winning novel Ironweed. It is a sad story, fiction telling truth, which takes place in the Great Depression a
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Recently, KGW8 wrote a story about Heartwood Commons, a Washington County-owned permanent supportive housing (PSH) building that provides deeply affordable housing and onsite supportive services to 54
A Week At CPAH
Our housing crisis is front and center locally, statewide, and even nationally. This is as it should be, because a community where so many people don’t have anywhere to live is not the kind of communi
Spring Is In The Air
When I started at CPAH at the end of 2015, we had eight staff, including me. Soon, we were down to seven staff with a temporary position. We have grown tremendously, and today we are at 24 staff, with
A Recap On The Housing Forum 2024
On Monday evening, March 12, CPAH hosted a community forum on Affordable Housing in the Metro Region – Past, Present, and Future. Looking into the room, I could see that there was a wide range of peop
Housing Forum: Affordable Housing in the Metro Region – Past, Present, and Future
Earlier in March, CPAH hosted a Housing Forum dedicated to the issue of older adults...
An Update On The Winter Storm
The winter storm this past month had an enormous impact on the region. Life for many is back to normal; the ice that encased everything, leaving most of us stuck inside for a few days, eventually melt
New Year New Message From Rachael Duke
Greetings and welcome to 2024. Every year I look forward to January and the knowledge that daylight is increasing a little bit with each new morning.
Thoughts From Executive Director Rachael Duke
Despite the significant turmoil in the world around us, I had the opportunity to take a long-planned sabbatical from work, and I left CPAH on October 20th for just over a month. I spent three weeks of
A message from the Executive Director
A good plot consists of three elements- a challenge, a choice and an outcome. This evening you have heard Mary Owen touch on our origin story. It’s a good story. A Call to Action inspired by the needs
Remembering Fr. Loren Kerkof
Upon moving to Tigard in 1989, I joined St. Anthony Catholic Church and attended several meetings of the Social Justice committee which Fr. Loren chaired. A few years later in 1992, he described an ex
The Joyce - A storied past and hopeful future - CPAH Oregon
The Joyce Hotel has had many incarnations. To honor and acknowledge the experiences of the people who have called The Joyce home in the past, CPAH has collected five stories that tell of the struggles
remodel to accommodate growth in the organization
Over the last three years Community Partners for Affordable Housing has had many opportunities to respond to our own residents’ needs while creating more housing and finding new ways to support the co
Housing Forum on Creating Solutions to Homelessness Recap
On March 8th, CPAH held our first Housing Forum: Creating Solutions to Homelessness – What Will it Take? and over 200 guests attended. We are grateful to all our partners and sponsors who helped make
The Road Home
In July 1987, when I was 22, I left Ohio to move to Portland. My mom decided to fly with me to be absolutely certain I had a plan, which I did, but in retrospect it was not fully flushed out. I did ha
New Year, New Directions
In October 1993, Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) elected its first board of directors. Over the last 30 years, CPAH has done the work of creating quality affordable rental housing for
2022 Impact Report - Housing and Services - CPAH Oregon
Earlier in March, CPAH hosted a Housing Forum dedicated to the issue of older adults...
The Joyce Groundbreaking – Feb 28 at 10:30 AM
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) is breaking ground on our newest affordable housing community in Portland – The Joyce – on Monday, Feb. 28, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
2021 - Resilience & Growth - CPAH Oregon
At CPAH, we build housing, manage it in into the future, and support our residents. But much like the sweet childhood game of Chutes and Ladders, nothing is as direct as it should be.
The West Portland Town Center Plan
For the last four years, CPAH has been deeply engaged in the SW Portland planning process, participating in the SW Equity Coalition (SWEC), the West Portland Town Center (WPTC) Community Advisory Grou
HomeWord Bound 2021 Success!
This year’s virtual HomeWord Bound was a success! Thanks to everyone who partnered with us, we raised nearly $110,000!! While we would have loved to be together in person, we are grateful that we were
A Word From Our HomeWord Bound Sponsors
Our Sponsors put meaning to the words, Community Partners. Their ongoing partnership makes our work possible both in continuing to support our residents with services and build more housing for future
2020 - A Year to Remember - CPAH Oregon
This year has been almost unbelievable: the pandemic, the fires, the growing social awareness of violence against people of color centered in the Black Lives Matter movement, all which shows the inequ
Early Fall Updates from CPAH - CPAH Oregon
Earlier in March, CPAH hosted a Housing Forum dedicated to the issue of older adults...
Equity in the SW Corridor
As part of our commitment to equity, CPAH is proud to be part of the SW Corridor Equitable Development Strategy that extends from Portland to Tigard. This multi-year planning process has the potential
Honoring Juneteenth by Raising Awareness
CPAH honors this day of Juneteenth which marks the end of the last holdout of slavery in Galveston Bay, Texas on June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
The Economic Impact of the Pandemic
I had the opportunity this week to listen in on a “breakfast meeting” hosted by the Westside Economic Alliance in which Josh Lehner from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis presented information ab
The Intersection of Housing, Health and Race
When reading a book with my kids, I tend to read ahead. I did it with the Harry Potter books when they were little, as well as other books. Right now, my family is reading Dune out loud, a science fic
HomeWord Bound 2020
To respond to the pandemic, CPAH pivoted its annual HomeWord Bound gala to an online event. We are grateful for everyone who came together to continue to support CPAH at this critical time. We raised
Homework Club Now Online
We know many families are struggling with balancing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and our After School Program is more important than ever. We have pivoted the Homework Club to be online for hea
In Loving Memory of Doug Plambeck
He was a tireless community volunteer, and even until a few weeks before he passed away in March of 2020, he was still a strong advocate and voice, representing CPAH and the need for affordable housin
Thank YOU 2019 Supporters!
Meyer Memorial Trust Wheeler Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Jackson Family Foundation Juan Young Trust Irwin Foundation Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Enterprise Metro Energy Trust of Ore
Joyce Hotel Renovation
CPAH will rehab The Joyce in downtown Portland; 66 units of permanent supportive housing and services for the homeless.
Cedar Grove Commons Under Construction!
CPAH broke ground on our new 44-unit housing community in the Cedar Mill area. Click here for Beaverton Valley Times story.
Red Rock Creek Commons Under Construction!
CPAH broke ground on our new 48-unit housing community in the Tigard Triangle. Click here for Tigard Times story.
