P age A5 T he P ortland O bserver • D ecember 7, 1994 bseruer HOST Awarded $75,000 Grant Housing And Development Community Meeting The Housing and Community Development Commission and the Bureau Advisory Committee for the Bureau o f Housing & Community Development are sponsoring a com munity meeting on housing and com munity development needs and strat egies. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 15,1994, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Cascade Plaza, 4134 N. Vancouver, The Cascade Plaza is wheelchair accessible. Staff mem bers from the City o f Portland’s Bu reau o f Housing & Community De velopment will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. to meet with individuals or groups on an informal basis to an swer questions. The public meeting and needs assessment is the first step in the preparation o f a Consolidated Plan, which is required by the U.S. Department o f Housing & Urban Development (H U D ) in order to re ceive funds available to the city un der four HUD programs. The funds are targeted for activities that assist low and moderate income people or neighborhoods. The Consolidated Plan will provide the framework for allocating these funds for the City o f Portland. the Bureau o f Housing & Com munity Development is preparing a draft needs assessment and 5-year strategy which will be available on D ecem ber8,1994.Toreceiveacopy, call the Bureau o f Housing & Com munity Development at 823-2375. HOST WINS AT GOLF PROMOTION F a n n ie M ae, th e n a tio n ’s la rg e st so u rc e o f hom e m o rtg ag e funds has e sta b lish e d a p e rm a nent re sid e n c e in P o rtlan d . And Portland’s new arrival made a welcome contribution in the form o f a $75,000 grant payable to HOST Development, Inc. According to HOST Executive Director Howard Nolte, the grant will be utilized to build two new homes on NE Monroe Street. As part o f a commitment to af fordable housing nationwide, Fannie Mae opened a “Partnership O ffice” in Portland to increase home owner ship opportunities for low and mod erate income families, new immi KGW-TV Sports Anchor Joe Becker (right) interviews HOST Chairman Ted K. Gilbert (center) and HOST Executive Director Howard Nolte (left) during the Beat The Pro Golf Tournament September 20 at the Oregon Golf Club. As the benefiting organization, HOST’S proceeds were over $12,000. Story on page 3. (photo by Mark Shapior) grants and minorities. In its first move, Fannie Mae signed a partnership with the Port land Trail Blazers. The organiza tions cosponsored a free Home Buy ing Fair at the Memorial Coliseum on October 22. “Together with the city o f Port land, Fannie Mae will develop a com prehensive investment plan so we can do more to help address the city’s major housing needs,” said James A Johnson. Fannie Mae Chairman and CEO. Volunteers from HOST, Fannie Mae and the Trail Blazers officially broke ground on the Monroe Street site October 21. Donations Sought For Heat Envelopes urging residents to help neighbors in need stay warm this winter are arriving in monthly electric bills. The donations are important to Oregon Heat, a statewide, non-profit organization helping low-income Oregonians with their heating bills. H EALTH E ld ercare O ffe re d On Phone Line C h o le ste ro l Funded U.S. A ssistant Secretary for and Fat Aging Fernando M. Torres-Gil has Several classes open to the pub lic are being offered this w inter through Kaiser Permanente. For reg istration information, call K aiser’s health education department at 286- 6816. “How to Lower Your Cholester ol” teaches people with borderline to high blood cholesterol levels how to plan meals and modify recipes to cut fat and cholesterol intake. Classes will be from 10 a m. to noon Dec. 21 and Dec. 28 at K aiser’s North Inter state Services Building, 7201 N. In terstate Ave. Cost is $25 for Kaiser members and $40 for the general public. “ D iabetes: Basic E ducation” offers self-care skills to control dia betes. Three sessions will be held from 9 a m to noon Dec. 27-29 at the Kaiser Central Interstate Medical Office, 3600 N. Interstate. STOP announced three years additional funding for the Eldercare Locator, a nationwide, toll-free directory assis tance service providing access to in formation about home and commu nity services that help older persons. 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