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Portland Trail Blazers Hoops Clinic

Basketballs were flying through the air in Eichler Park in August as 75 resident youth from Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Inc. (CPAH) got a chance to play basketball with the pros. NBA Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis and former Portland Trail Blazer and current team announcer Antonio Harvey joined other Trail Blazers’ staffers to put on a hoops clinic for the children living at CPAH’s affordable housing complexes.

On Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 from 10 a.m. to noon, youth from CPAH’s apartments in Washington County came together for a day of basketball and fun. Kids of all ages learned pointers from the pros during a 2-hour basketball camp, practicing shooting, rebounding, passing and field drills. Children also received camp T-shirts and Sabonis bobble heads, and they were thrilled by a rousing visit from Blaze, the team mascot.

CPAH is grateful to the Portland Trail Blazers for their contributions and assistance. Also, a special thank you to all the volunteers who give their time to helping CPAH’s youth get the most out of their summer.

More details from the Beaverton Valley Times and the Trail Blazers Bloggers Network.

August 18th, 2011

Construction Underway for "The Knoll at Tigard "

By this time next year, more low-income seniors in need will have a safe, healthy place to call home.

Construction is now under way on 48 units of senior affordable housing, developed by Community Partners for Affordable Housing. The Knoll at Tigard will be located at SW Hall Boulevard and SW Hunziker Road in Tigard, and is the first housing development since Tigard created its Downtown Urban Renewal District.

This project will be CPAH’s second senior housing project – the non-profit also owns The Watershed at Hillsdale apartment complex in SW Portland. (CPAH currently owns five multi-family complexes and three single-family homes, for a total of 228 units.)

Carleton Hart Architecture designed the 48,000-square-foot project, and contractor LMC Construction began construction on the $10.8 million project in May. The project is expected to be complete by spring 2011.

May 22nd, 2010

CPAH Holiday Party

Thanks to help from the Tigard Masonic Lodge, Tigard Police, and Santa himself, low-income families in Tigard will have a bright holiday season. The various Masonic organizations from Tigard joined forces to coordinate an enormous holiday party for over 100 residents of Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH)'s properties, held at the Tigard Masonic Lodge.

Resident youth and their parents enjoyed deserts, hot chocolate, balloons, and stockings full of toys and games. Each parent also received a $10 gift card. Assistant Police Chief, Mike Bell, read everyone a holiday story, Gingerbread Friends; Santa, along with his reindeer and elf, spread good cheer to all. These groups have worked together the past several years to make the season bright for CPAH families, but this was the first year the event was of this magnitude.

View this year's Holiday Party photos.

December 15th, 2009

Deacon Mimi Eick Helps Kids Grow With Pride

Deacon Mimi Eick started volunteering with CPAH five years ago. Thanks to her passion for gardening, kids at CPAH's Greenburg Oaks apartments are growing their own vegetables and have created their own cookbook.

Read The Times article about Mimi.

October 1st, 2009

Backpack Day Gets Kids Ready for School

CPAH's annual Backpack Day, organized in conjunction with the Tigard United Methodist Church, Tigard Breakfast rotary and Income Property Managment, provided kids with backpacks and supplies for the start of the new school year. Over 150 backpacks were distributed to children from CPAH's properties.