News
August 2008 - BUY RAFFLE TICKETS to Support the Emergency Housing Fund for NeahKahNie High School student families. Win a beautiful Linda Cook photograph or other prizes. Look for raffle sales at local public events in August. Drawing will be on Labor Day at the Manzanita Deli picnic. Contact Louise Christianson for more information - 503-368-4252.
August, 2008 - The Juan Young Trust has awarded NeahCasa $7000 over the next two years for the Student Family Housing Fund.
July, 2008 - We just received word of a $3,000 grant from US Bank. Details and photo soon.
January 15, 2008 - We received our 501c3 tax exempt status from the IRS and it was a definitive ruling rather than an advanced ruling. (Double hooray!) Funds donated directly to NeahCasa are now tax-deductible. We are grateful to the US Bank Foundation for a $5,000 grant that allowed us to pay for some of our time prepare our application and enabled us to hire the Community Development Law Center to help with the process.
June, 2007 - The first NeahCasa newsletter is published available here as a downloadable PDF: Newsletter 6.07 A second newsletter is scheduled for late September 2008.
Upcoming Events - Summer & Fall 2008
Tour of Small Homes: A Benefit for NeahCasa
Sunday, October 12, 2008
See local examples of "small is beautiful" and benefit local affordable housing. More information soon.
Contact Louise Christianson 503-368-4252
NeahCasa Board Meetings:
Tuesday, August 19 - 10 am - 1 pm
Tuesday, September 16 - 10 am- 1 pm
Tuesday, October 21 - 10 am-1 pm
Held (usually) at the North County Health District Meeting Room in Wheeler. (Same building as Food Bank across from Rinehart Clinic).
New people are welcome to attend to see what we are about. Call 368-6294 for information and directions.
Future Workshops & Classes
NeahCasa is committed to providing on-going public information about housing affordabilty issues.
Getting Your Finances Together - Whether you are a prospective homeowner or just in an on-going credit crunch, we want to do a class to help you get things under control. We're lookin' at Fall 2008 if things come together as we hope.
The ABC's of Homebuying - Once we have a critcal mass of folks ready to buy a new home, Community Action Team (CAT) will offer this class in our area.
Tenant Training – Community Action Team (CAT) in St. Helens has promised to do their Ready-To-Rent program soon in the Nehalem Bay Area.
Workforce Housing Issues - Can employers work together to find housing for their employees in today's market??
Energy Upgrades - Saving on utilities means more funds available to meet rents or mortgages.
Zero Net Energy Housing - How low can we go??
Living Wage - What are other places’ experiences? What would this mean for our community?
2007 Meetings of Interest
Manza-Whee-Lem Kiwanis Club - January 10, 2007
Lane deMoll, NeahCasa Co-Chair, spoke on housing affordability issues
Housing Trust Potential Client Orientation "Coffee" Wednesday evening, February 28, 2007
At the home of Natasha Stevens & Rex Harter in Manzanita. An inspiring film on housing trusts nationally was shown.
Manzanita Women's Club - Tuesday, April 3 at noon at Pine Grove Community CenterLane deMoll spoke about housing affordability issues.
Open House - Saturday, July 7, 2007
A chance to learn about housing affordability issues in our community as well as NeahCasa visions and projects. We began at the North County Rec District and then visited Redwing House - a privately owned model of "flex" rental in Nehalem and Tax Lot 300 in Nehalem - a potential future site for a model neighborhood development
Clatsop County Housing Solutions Conference - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - NeahCasa Board member Lane deMoll helped organize this well attended event in Seaside.
2006 Meetings of Interest:
Tillamook County Housing Summit
April 13, 2006 at Bay City Arts Center
100 people attended a discussion of the challenges and possiblities and strengthened between government and the private sector
Tillamook County Landlord Support Network Kick-off - November 13, 2006 at the Pine Grove Community Club. Speaker: Norton Cabell from Eugene
Tillamook County Commissioners Meeting
November 1, 2006 at the White Clover Grange
Discussion of use of County owned land next to Cartm Recycling
Joint City Planning Commissions Meeting on Affordable Housing - Monday, October 30, 2006 at Rockaway Beach City Hall
