Housing
Information and activities related to supporting and increasing affordable housing in our neighborhood.
Affordable Housing Update: October 2023
A housing project update from vestry member Gary Carroll: Dear St. Philip The Deacon Family and Friends, I am writing today to share news about our ongoing affordable housing process. This is a followup to the news that I shared during services on Sunday. We received news last week from Bishop Akiyama that the Diocesan Redevelopment Team will not approve our plan to sell a portion of the land that St. Philip occupies to Habitat for Humanity for the development of housing. The…
Housing Project Update: September 2023
Hello fellow members of St. Philip the Deacon, I am proud to present this update about our ongoing Alcena Housing Project to you. Through our connection with Second Stories (the project developer that has been attached to this project from the beginning) our project was introduced to Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is widely known for making the dream of homeownership come true for low income families. You can see some of what they are doing in our community…
Housing Project Update: July 2023
Dear SPTD friends, family, and members, During the earlier part of this summer, members of our Vestry began the deliberate work to make decisions on how our journey into providing sustainable, affordable housing in our community might continue. As previously mentioned in prior publications and in informal discussions, our partner, PCRI, was unable to remain committed to the Alcena project. This was due to their own challenges around the current properties that they manage, and a workload that was over…
A Weekend with author Kevin Nye, May 6-7
The Housing Crisis Working Group and the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon are sponsoring a weekend of events with author Kevin Nye on May 6th and 7th. Kevin is a writer an advocate working towards ending homelessness by engaging in best practices. He has written extensively on the intersections of homelessness and faith. His first book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness was released in August 2022. Kevin currently lives with his wife and son…
Advocacy Training Opportunities
Join ‘Countering NIMBYism’ Trainings with Leaven Community this month! It’s time to kick-off the ‘People’ part of ourHousing and Wholeness campaign! Leaven Community is hosting a series of trainings on how to have courageous conversations with our neighbors around the housing crisis – conversations that address people’s concerns, counter the NIMBYism narratives that divide us, and build active support for humane & proven solutions to this crisis. Sign up today!Trainings will be held at a variety of “anchor sites” throughout the tri-county area…
The Alcena: Congregational Input Update
Alcena Affordable Housing Project Update from Gary Carroll, II At the annual meeting of the St. Philip’s congregation, Gary Carroll and Rev. Maria presented the progress and process of The Alcena, and included information on the latest discussions between St. Philip’s and our project partner, PCRI. Additionally, they shared the new project parameters that the vestry requested our consultant, Second Stories, to explore. Second Stories produced additional options for St. Philips to consider and the congregation was asked to rank-choice…
Land & Housing Coalition Mass Assembly
Leaven Community’s Land & Housing Coalition is organizing a tri-county Mass Assembly of over 400 people on Sunday, February 26th from 4-6pm at First Unitarian Church (1211 SW Main St, Portland). Their purpose is “to show our people power and invite our elected officials to join us in more creative, community-centered policy and action so that all Oregonians can find wholeness and belonging in our communities.“ Join them and bring your families and neighbors, so that we can change the answer to…
Your Input Needed: What are our housing priorities?
What do you think is important in St Philip’s affordable housing project? Let us know by filling out this survey by Jan 13: http://bit.ly/jan23-housing-values.
Housing Update: A Potential New Path
In order to live into our decades long vision of building affordable housing at St. Philip, the Vestry has decided to explore additional opportunities that combine market rate and affordable housing, and explore affordable homeownership options.
ACTION: Support Joint Office of Homeless Services Budget
Leaven Community Land & Housing Coalition is mobilizing, alongside our partners at HereTogether, to make sure that both the Portland City Council and Multnomah County Commission jointly fund the Joint Office of Homeless Services and pass a budget that invests in the near term and permanent solutions needed to tackle our homeless crisis.
The Alcena has been awarded funding!
We did it! On February 8th, the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) announced its award of $11,250,000 for The Alcena. This is a HUGE step forward! St. Philip is so proud to partner with Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc., in their mission to increase stability for low-income and vulnerable residents in N/NE Portland, especially Black residents. We are also so grateful that a seed planted decades ago by the parishioners of St. Philip, to build affordable housing for seniors, is finally coming to fruition. As Mother Alcena Boozer said when she heard the news, “Hallelujah and Amen!”
January Housing Update: P-BOS, 130 NE Knott, and Kafoury Court Funding
The Alcena and P-BOS Funding In the wake of learning that we did not receive the M-BOS last fall, we were invited by the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) to re-apply for the same bucket of money, the ‘P-BOS’. In December, the P-BOS submission was completed. It was based on the M-BOS submission which was not accepted, but which received specific recommendations from PHB for a second submission. The total amount requested is $11,250,000. Salazar Architects was brought on as an…