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Housing Alliance

Housing Alliance Success in 2005 Legislature:

• Passed Senate Bill 996
  Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit
  This bill expands the cap and extends the sunset on a program that reduces rents to low income renters by offering a tax credit to banks.
• Senate Bill 31 ( incorporated House Bill 2046)
  Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion
  This bill is a joint effort with hunger and children’s allies to put money in the pockets of low income Oregonians.

Senate Bill 996 Signing Ceremony

Housing Alliance Events of Note:

• Legislative Caucus
  October 18, 2004
  This event brought together representatives of each of the member organizations and allowed opportunity for frank and spirited discussion of strategy and goals. Most notable about the day was the commitment of partners to achieve a consensus position on critical issues.
• Lobby Day
  February 1, 2005
  More than 100 participants came for Lobby Day, from across the state. This allowed us to schedule constituent visits with two thirds (60) of the legislators, including leaders from both parties in both chambers. We began the day with a briefing and advocacy training, and at noon held a press conference on the steps of the capital.
• Web Site Launched
  February 1, 2005
• Senate Revenue Committee Hearing
  Portland, March  2005
  We were offered the opportunity to make the case for affordable housing, and presented more than two hours of well planned testimony that provided an overview of the issues, compelling arguments, and passionate stories. We presented a skit on affordable housing development which dramatized the complexity of funding affordable housing.
• House Speaker Tour of Affordable Housing
  April 1, 2005
  House Speaker Karen Minnis toured affordable housing developments in her district with Housing Alliance representatives for two and a half hours on a Friday afternoon. This was an unprecedented opportunity for direct contact and persuasion, which has reaped benefits throughout the legislative session with her support of parts of our agenda.
• Press conference with Children First of Oregon connecting housing affordability to hunger is an example of the alliances that have been strengthened this session through the Housing Alliance
• Numerous legislative hearings in both houses have provided a chance to tell our story and use our messages, and to mobilize along with our allies to paint a picture of how housing issues intersect with hunger, health, human services and education.

For more information go to www.oregonhousingalliance.org