September 13. 2006 IJn rtlan b ffihseruer Page A5 Home Buying in Lents Success Crystal Andrews (right), her husband Abel Balderas and their two daughters Luciana and Aaliya, get settled in the home they pur chased in the Lents neighbor hood o f southeast Portland. The recent purchase was made possible in part to a grant of $2,000 Andrews won at last spring's Lents Home Buying Fair. A n e ffo rt to b rin g a ffo rd a b le h o m e o w n e rs h ip o p p o rtu n itie s to lo c a l re sid e n ts is fin d in g s u c c e s s in th e L e n ts n e ig h b o rh o o d . an a v e ra g e h o m e . M a n y o r g a n iz atio n s w o rk in g to g e th e r h av e g iv e n th e se fa m ilie s th e o p p o r T h e L en ts H o m e o w n e rsh ip tu n ity to o w n a h o m e in L e n ts," In itia te , a c o lla b o ra tio n o f 4 0 sa id N ick S a u v ie , e x e c u tiv e d i n o n p ro fit, p u b lic an d p riv ate se c re c to r o f R o se C o m m u n ity D e v elo p m en t. to r o rg a n iz a tio n s h a s been w o rk in g t o g e t h e r to i n c r e a s e h o m e o w n e rsh ip an d im p ro v e the o v e ra ll h e a lth o f th e so u th e a st P o rtla n d n eig h b o rh o o d . S in c e th e in itia tiv e b e g a n in 2 0 0 5 ,6 4 n ew h o m e o w n e rs h av e b een c re a te d in L en ts. T h e g o al is to c re a te 5 0 m o re n ew h o m e o w n e rs th is y e a r in L en ts a n d to in c re a se p u b lic sa fe ty . 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