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Washington County motel-turned-shelter helping dozens of Tigard families turn a corner
TIGARD, Ore. — Washington County is taking a unique approach to boost up some of its most vulnerable students. Over the past year, Washington County has transformed a motel into a shelter. The nonprofit Family Promise of Tualatin Valley owns and runs the shelter. It houses 70 families and supports hundreds of people at any given time.
Nurses will go on strike at Providence Newberg Medical Center next week
Newberg’s Providence Newberg Medical Center is among six Providence Health & Services facilities where nurses will go on strike next week. On June 7, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) delivered to Providence management a 10-day notice of their intent to strike at PNMC, a nonprofit entity, as well as Providence facilities in Portland, Oregon City, Medford, Hood River and Milwaukie. According to an ONA release, 3,000 nurses at the six...
Hillsboro affordable housing project receives support from $400K grant
A Hillsboro affordable housing project is closer to development thanks to funding from the U.S. Bank Foundation. Hacienda Community Development Corporation was awarded a $400,000 multiyear grant from the U.S. Bank Opportunity Fund. The money will be allotted to support Dolores, a $41.3 million development that will bring 67 affordable homes to Washington County. “It is only with the help of our valued partners like the U.S. Bank Foundation that...
Planting community: Cedar Rising brings 81 affordable housing units to Aloha
In the continued effort to address Oregon’s housing crisis, Washington County’s most recent affordable housing development provides a place for families to find solace. On Thursday, June 13, local officials and nonprofits partners came together to celebrate the grand opening of Cedar Rising — a new three-story complex bringing 82 affordable homes to Aloha. Offering 50 two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 32 one-bedroom units, the new development fosters...
Over 80 affordable homes for families opening in Aloha
ALOHA Ore. (KPTV) - The Metro and Washington County celebrated the opening of 81 affordable homes geared towards families in Aloha on Thursday. Metro and Washington Co. gathered to celebrate the opening of Cedar Rising with local leaders and project partners. Cedar Rising makes the second affordable housing community completed in Aloha with 10 overall in Washington Co. since voters passed the Metro affordable housing bond.
Where there’s smoke, there’s ire in Willamette Valley wine country
Oregon’s Labor Day fires sent smoke into the Willamette Valley just before the 2020 grape harvest. More than 60 winery and vineyard owners are seeking to recoup their smoke-related losses by suing the entity they hold responsible for igniting the fires – PacifiCorp, an electric power company owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
Tigard, Beaverton councilors face cycling conditions on policy ride
“Culturally, there’s a shift going on in Beaverton. A lot of people around metro Portland might think of Beaverton as the place where you go to Walmart or Target. But that old Beaverton is dead. We’re trying to build a new Beaverton where people can walk and bike. We’re building infrastructure for decades-long change.”
Sherwood's Robin Hood Festival to mark 71 years July 19 and 20
Sherwood will once again herald back to the days of yore beginning Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, as the annual Robin Hood Festival kicks into high gear. This will be the 71st year for an event that draws young and old together for one of the oldest festivals in the state. Festivities commence at 5 p.m. Friday with music and vendors in Old Town Sherwood. That will include...
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