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May 25. 2005
Portland YouthBuilders and the
Portland Community Land Trust
have completed their second joint
affordable housing construction
project in the King Neighborhood
of northeast Portland.
Y outhB uilders, a vocational
training program for young people
aged 17 to 24, was the developer of
the new single-family home at the
com er of Northeast Sixth Avenue
and Killingsworth Court. PCLT, a
non-profit dedicated to brining af­
fordable housing to the city, will
hold the land in trust, and a qualify­
ing family will purchase the two-
story, three-bedroom house for
$112,172.
The homeowner will lease the
land from PCLT through a 99-year,
renewable land lease. The Portland
D evelopm ent Com m ission pro­
vided the land on which this home
was built. PDC also provided a sub­
sidy to reduce the sales price of the
house for the homebuyer.
Financing for the project during
construction included loans from Shatoya Oliver and Timothy Joli celebrate the completion o f their work on an affordable housing
several faith-based lenders who project. The members o f YouthBuilders earned high school or general equivalency diplomas while
acquiring construction skills and new values to lead self-sufficient and productive lives.
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And a variety of other majors through the Adult Degree Program
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provide very low
interest loans in
support o f afford­
able housing activi­
ties throughout the
c o u n try . A d d i­
tional supporters
included Contract
Furnishings Mart,
Housing Develop­
ment Center, the
Edwards Founda­
tion, Mercy Invest­
m ent P ro g ra m ,
Miller Paint, John
Niemeyer, OrePac
Building Products,
Parr Lumber, PGE
Earth Advantage,
Precision Images,
Schulz Clearwater,
Security Contrac­
tor Services, Trus A partnership between advocates o f vocational training for youth and affordable
Joist, United Rent­ housing for adults resulted in the construction o f this new at Northeast Sixth
als, and W anke Avenue and Killingsworth Court.
Cascade.
Founded in 1999, the Portland at-risk young people aged 1 7 - 2 4 technology vocational training, and
Community Land Trust has a simple who have dropped out o f school. is based on a highly successful
PYB students earn high school model that began in New York City
but compelling mission: to keep
or general equivalency diplomas in 1979.
homes affordable forever.
F ounded in 1993, P ortland while acquiring the skills, values,
The construction training pro­
Youth Builders is a non-profit orga­ and experience necessary to lead gram is an approved pre-appren­
nization offering educational, vo­ self-sufficient and product! ve lives. ticeship program through the Or-
cational and leadership develop­ The Portland program offers con­
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ment programs for 100 low income. struction training and com puter
management of these
natural resources.
The Youth Opportunity Center,
3034 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard, in partnership with Sabin
Community Development Corp,
and the Microsoft team has put
together an excellent college prep
workshop for college bound youth.
All area high school sopho­
mores, juniors and seniors, and
Representatives from Oregon
parents of high school students are
encouraged to attend the Satur­ State University, University o f O r­
day, June 4 session from 1 p.m .to3 egon, Portland State University,
Portland Community College, he
pan.
The Jumpstart College Bound Art Institute o f Portland and Heald
workshop also is geared for youth College will also participate in this
planning for their futures or con­ workshop.
For more information, call 503-
sidering college, but are held back
287-3496or503-528-7522.
due to lack of funding.
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