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 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
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.
Read more details in The Times article.
September 10th, 2009
The Watershed at Hillsdale has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver certificate. Designed by William Wilson Architects, the mixed-use project combines commercial space and affordable housing.
Read The Oregonian article for more details.
July 2nd, 2009
Doug Plambeck, a founding member of CPAH's board, was recognized by his employer as PGE's "Volunteer of the Year". In addition to helping CPAH, Doug also volunteers with the Oregon Food Bank and Friends of Trees.
Read The Times article about Doug.
June 6th, 2009
The Portland City Council unanimously voted to recommend redeveloping the Jerome F. Sears U.S. Army Reserve Center in SW Portland as affordable housing, and selected CPAH as the preferred developer.
CPAH is planning a 110-unit mix of rental apartments, homes for sale and green community space on the 4-acre site, located at 2730 SW Multnomah Blvd.
Nearby Multnomah neighbors preferred that the site be used for an emergency response and maintenance center, and the city council committed to finding another Southwest location to house such a center.
Some residents have also expressed concern about traffic, safety and parking issues related to the housing development, and CPAH will work closely with a neighborhood committee throughout the design process to address those concerns.
The U.S. Dept. of Defense has the final say on the development, and the army base currently on the site is set to close in 2011 – more updates to follow!
Click to see site plan and project description.
September 28th, 2008