Funds for Low and Moderate-Income Households
The Bend City Council approved the 2024 Community Development Block Grant, recommended by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, awarding $541,277 to local projects.
Those awarded funds include Thrive Central Oregon, Volunteers in Medicine, J Bar J, Living Options for Teens, Bend Church and Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity. All of the awarded projects will offer housing assistance or case management services for those experiencing houselessness.
“We appreciate collaborating with local affordable housing developers and service providers to support our community,” said Affordable Housing Manager Racheal Egan Baker. “These awards directly benefit approximately 314 people.”
—Julianna LaFollette
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Oregon Preschool Promise Program Shows Positive Results
The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care launched a new data dashboard showing positive trends around its Preschool Promise Program. The program, serving children ages 3 to 4, helps low-income families gain access to early learning options. The data, according to a press release, shows thousands of families across the state accessing free, high-quality preschool.
“Preschool Promise is helping to ensure that families with young children have preschool options that align with the learning environment they know will work best for their child and their family,” said DELC Director Alyssa Chatterjee.
—Julianna LaFollette
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400,000
– The number of acres in the Deschutes National Forest that need treatment by thinning, mowing and prescribed burning. From this week’s Feature, “Treating the Forest.”
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“Collage is something all of us do at some point in our lives — when we are small in school putting together book reports, or as we grow into ourselves and create vision boards for our future. If this is how you think of collage, I encourage you to go see Kaycee’s work in person.”
– The artist Teafly, from this week’s Culture story, “OutCreating with the Kaycee Anseth Legacy Foundation.”
This article appears in Source Weekly May 23, 2024.
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