Habitat's homeownership program now taking applications in Western Washington County

Applications are NOW being accepted to own a home in the West Tuality Habitat for Humanity service area (Western Washington County), which includes Banks. Habitat's path-to-home-ownership program is designed to make homeownership affordable for moderate, low and very low income households. Read the web page carefully, including the FAQs, before applying and before contacting us with questions. Habitat cannot determine program eligibility prior to the submission of a completed application and we cannot answer questions via Facebook. The deadline to submit your completed form to West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is August 12, 2024. Please read this page carefully for exact steps on how to participate.

https://www.westtualityhabitat.org/how-to-apply

Does anyone know what the Neo daily debit limit is . I checked all the account info but can’t seem to find the answer . I want to make a big purchase and don’t want to get declined for exceeding the daily limit .

Hello there! I lived near Banks a few years back around 2018-ish and I was seeing a doctor there, I think near Jim's Market/Subway? Thing is, I'm trying to get my medical history together and when I search on google/google maps it looks like nothing is there anymore, and I can't find a phone number or anything. Does anyone know what happened to it, or have anything like the business name or something I can go on to hopefully get my history back? I'd appreciate it very, very much.

Kinda dumb of me to lose such important information, I know, but it's been a hell of a past few years!

One minute video of some of the race:

https://youtu.be/rBlE7Bnl8TA

So fun!

At the Forest Grove ReStore, we're devoted to recycling and reusing. We use donated plastic and paper shopping bags, and donated wrapping paper, to package items we sell (and our sales benefit West Tuality Habitat for Humanity, which builds affordable homes and undertakes critical home repairs throughout Western Washington County, including Banks).

But we are running low on donated plastic and paper bags, and on wrapping paper!

If you have used, clean, NOT torn plastic bags or paper bags, or open packages of wrapping paper, please consider donating them to the Forest Grove ReStore! And you can donate at the cashier's desk at the front of our ReStore (you don't have to drive around to the donation bin).

These donated items help us to keep our operational costs low - that helps us to be able to donate even more money from sales to our affordable housing programs in our community, including Banks.

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I decided to sign up to volunteer with the American Red Cross to help with blood drives - to be one of the greeters or to hand out cookies and watch people after donations. The minimum requirement for such a volunteer, at least in my region, is ONE five-hour shift a month.

I signed up online, I got interviewed and screened online, all training will be done online, and I was able to sign up to help at events within two weeks of initially signing up.

I'm blown away how easy all this was.

I pick where I want to help. I stick with places in Forest Grove where I can walk or places in Hillsboro that I can take the 57 to. I can't volunteer in Banks because, most of the time, i don't have a car or it's on a day when I'm working. So that means they really struggle to get volunteers in Banks, Oregon for blood donation events.

Here's what volunteering is like:

What I'm doing is volunteering as a "Blood Donor Ambassador" : I sit at the front desk, I welcome people, I scan people's donation cards, and after they've given blood, I remind them we have cookies and juice, and then I watch them to make sure they don't faint. And after 15 minutes, they leave.

Some times I'm busy scanning cards. Sometimes I'm sitting reading the book I've read. But it's SO EASY. And our local Red Cross REALLY needs these kinds of volunteers!

And I volunteer just once a month, but I could do MUCH more if I wanted.

Added bonus: once you start volunteering, you can access training and info about being a disaster responder! If you dream of being deployed to disaster zones elsewhere, you first have to have deep experience as a part of your own ARC teams in your own area (disaster action teams, shelter staff teams especially). So this is a good firs tstep.

More info:

https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/urgent-need-for-volunteers.html

If you live in or near our area, you could be a part of our great group in Forest Grove, Oregon at West Tuality Habitat for Humanity.

Read more about our two currently open paid positions:

• Relationship Manager
• Senior Accountant

https://www.westtualityhabitat.org/our-team

(scroll down on the web page past the board and staff list).

& please share with anyone you think might be interested.

This position is based at the West Tuality Habitat offices, a 2nd story walkup located at 3731 Pacific Avenue, in Forest Grove, Oregon. This is an in-person position.

West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is a 501-c-3 charitable organization which serves western Washington County, Oregon: Forest Grove, Cornelius, Banks, North Plains, Gaston, Gales Creek.

West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home. We believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities and is a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. We advocate for decent, affordable housing for all, and support the global community’s commitment to housing as a basic human right. We believe that every person has something to contribute and something to gain from creating communities in which all people have decent, affordable places to live. We view our work as successful when it transforms lives and promotes positive and lasting change in the community.

We are a contractor and developer, social service agency, and a retailer. We develop land, build and repair homes for low-income, elderly, disabled and veterans, operate the ReStore (thrift shop and recycling center) and provide a number of social services including getting ready for homeownership and financial literacy training, plus all the normal fundraising, personnel and business management tasks that are standard for any nonprofit charitable enterprise.

Starting to go through your Christmas & other winter holiday-related decoration items? Thinking about letting go of some things, like dishes, artificial trees, tree decorations, blank Christmas cards, an unopened can of fake snow, working Christmas lights, etc.? The Forest Grove ReStore would LOVE it if you would donate those items - in good condition - to us!

Proceeds from ReStore sales go toward our programs to help people obtain affordable housing and to help seniors, military veterans, people with disabilities and others stay in their homes in Western Washington County - Forest Grove, Cornelius, Banks, Gaston, Gales Creek, North Plains and the surrounding area. You can drop off items between 9 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Saturday at our ReStore on 3731 Pacific Ave.

More about the ReStore: https://www.fgrestore.org/

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A room full of Christmas items and a Christmas tree. In the background, you can see the logo for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore

From WCCLS News and Updates, October 2022 from Washington County Cooperative Library Services:

Washington County wants to hear from you about your experience accessing the internet. The County is looking for local residents and businesses to fill out a short survey to understand more about internet accessibility, affordability and locally available internet speeds.

Your response will help shape potential broadband internet projects and programs in Washington County!

Available in English and Spanish, the survey takes approximately 12 minutes to complete.

Please forward this information to anyone you know who may be interested in taking the survey.

https://washington2022e3.sawtoothsoftware.com/cgi-bin/ciwweb.pl

The Cultural Coalition of Washington County (CCWC) opens its grant cycle on Monday, September 19, 2022. Nonprofit organizations with arts, heritage and humanities projects based in Washington County are invited to apply for grants to be used during calendar year 2023.

Three levels of Community Cultural Participation Grants are available this year:

• Level 1: up to $1,000 available for nonprofit arts, humanities or heritage organization or be an educational institution or government agency with an arts, heritage or humanities mission. IRS 501(c)(3) status is not required for Level 1 grants.
• Level 2: up to $2,000 available only to nonprofit IRS 501(c)(3) registered organizations, governmental agency or public school.
• Level 3: up to $5,000 available only to a Washington County Public School District or Public School District Foundations 501(c)(3).

Applicants can apply for activities or opportunities that address one or more of these five goals:

1. Public Awareness and Participation– Build community through communication, audience development, and engagement.
2. Support Cultural Organizations– Increase capacity, encourage professional development, and support adaptability.
3. Increase Public Art and Performance Opportunities- Foster more impactful art, events, and cultural connections with increased accessibility for all.
4. Support Diverse Cultural and Heritage Activities- Include cultural learning and cultural equity at the heart of our creative community.
5. Increasing Access to Arts Education- Serve school-based arts and cultural opportunities and build arts awareness for youth, while encouraging life-long learning.

A strong grant application will explain how the grant addresses priorities of:

• promoting cultural diversity
• developing community and/or cross-cultural partnerships
• providing matching-fund or cost-sharing opportunities
• and/or promoting cultural tourism

For examples, visit the CCWC website for more information about the Cultural Plan. Proposals in the CCP Grant Program should be geared toward a specific event, activity, or communication of the organization.

Join West Tuality Habitat for Humanity & golf for a great cause on September 16 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks! A day of fun, golf & great prizes. Funds raised benefit affordable housing in our community in Western Washington County, Oregon, including Banks.

The event is Friday, September 16. Cost: $120 per golfer.

Includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, banquet dinner, swag bag and an opportunity to win prizes - all while supporting a great cause that helps folks right here in our area.

Register Here: https://westtualityhabitat.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/9540

Event sponsorship opportunities: Dinner sponsor: $1500. Sign sponsor: $750. Golf Ball Sponsor: $550.

Call 503 359 8459 or email development@westtualityhabitat.org for more information or to sponsor.

More information about West Tuality Habitat for Humanity and its many services:

• Repair program
• Ownership program
• Construction projects
• Special Services for Disabled Veterans
• Advocacy for housing affordability
• Becoming Mortgage Ready
• Restore.

Jennifer here with JB Research. I'm running a paid research study looking for people that vote in Oregon. This paid research study will be 90-mintues; online and participants will receive $125 for their participation.

If interested, follow the link to some pre-screen questions or message me.

https://forms.gle/9ZyJNArjzMVNLx1R9

Thank you!

Do you live in Banks? Or do you ride or hike in L.L. Stub Stewart State Park or the Banks-Vernonia State Trail? The volunteer first responders of the Banks Fire District #13 are the "Guardian Angels" of that area. They provide any fire, rescue or medical attention that may be needed. Volunteers are highly trained and highly committed in serving you and the entire community. The trail and the state park are just a small part of the 136 square miles of northwest Washington County they serve. Help them win this Grant from Neighborhood Assist to place 20 AEDs throughout the area and train community members to use them. Please Vote via the link below and share!

https://www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2024883?fbclid=IwAR1Tqbc1frLJy-BaSGsiAryxUc7jutDgw03W8UHfKY2nk9j0PVNrVlAP7Gc