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^Jortlanh (Obstruer Page 16 C lassifieds / B For contracting opportunities with the City of Portland, visit the Procurement Services website at: http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/purchasing c o n n e c t w ith us vffTW- City of Portland Procurement Services 1120 SW Fifth Avenue Room 750 Portland Oregon 97204 503-823-6855 ¿As homeforward hope eccess. potential SHORTTERM RENT ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 03/12-160 Home Forward invites proposals to provide Short Term Rent Assistance for individuals and fam ilies experiencing hom elessness or at risk of hom elessness. Proposals m ust be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 16,2012. Proposal m ust be received in a sealed envelope and delivered to Hom e Forw ard, P rocurem ent and C ontracts Departm ent, 135 SW Ash Street, 5th Floor, Portland O regon 97204. Proposals received after this date and tim e shall be considered late and will be returned to the proposer(s) unopened. Copies o f the solicitation package can be dow nloaded by accessing the fo llo w in g w eb site: http://w w w .hom eforw ard.org/w ork-w ith-us/business-contracting/ current-opportunities or, can be obtained in the Procurem ent Departm ent of Home Forward located at the ad dress below, M onday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Potential proposers that download a copy of the RFP from the w ebsite are encouraged to com plete and return a registration form in order to receive updated inform ation, be added to the RFP holders list, and to receive any addendum s tha t are released. Th e re will be a p re -propo sal m e e tin g so le ly for the p urpose of a n sw erin g q uestions posed by potential proposers. Q uestions will be an sw ered at the m eeting and, if appropriate, an addendum will be issued. A ny addenda will be posted on the Home Forward website and sent to the plan holders list. The pre-proposal m eeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 27,2012 at New Market West, 135 SW Ash Street, Portland Oregon 97204 in the Columbia Room (6TH floor). RFP C ontact: C in n a 'M o n W illiam s P rocu rem en t and C ontracts M anager 135 S W Ash Street, 5th Floor P ortland, O regon 97204 5 0 3 .8 0 2 .8 5 3 3 C inn a m on .w illia m s@ h om e forw a rd .org Hom e Forward is a public corporation se rvin g all M ultnom ah County. Hom e Forw ard p rovides h ou sin g and h ousing-related services to those w ho face barriers due to incom e or disability. Hom e Forw ard’s h o u sin g and rent a ssista n ce p rogram s serve 3 3 ,0 0 0 residents th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n ty. A c itize n c o m m is s io n , w ith v o lu n te e r m em bers recom m ended by the City of Portland, the City of Gresham , and M ultnom ah County, and approved by the Portland City Council, gove rn s H om e Forw ard. H om e Forw ard is an Equal E m ploym e n t O p p ortu n ity E m ployer and strongly encourages m inority-ow ned and w om en-ow ned businesses and em erging sm all businesses to subm it proposals or to participate as su b co n tra cto rs and su p p lie rs on th is and all H om e Forw ard projects. ids U nited Way United Way of the Columbia-Willamette (UW CW ) s e e k s a Vice President- Community impact to lead UW CW e ffo rts to ach ie ve stra te gic and m e a su ra b le c o m m u n ity im p a ct and system s-change. This position is c h a rg e d w ith d e v e lo p in g , organ izin g, and co o rd in a tin g an e ffe c tiv e syste m o f c o m m u n ity p la n n in g, re so u rce in ve stm e n t, and p artne r/com m unity relations to ensure a dynam ic response to ch a n gin g co nd ition s in our richly diverse com m unity. Th e ideal ca n d id a te is a stro n g c o m m u n ic a to r an d w ill h ave a deep understanding of com m unity- based w ork in clu d in g a u th e n tic u n d e rsta n d in g and appreciation for our co m m u n ity’s diversity. The VP-CI will w ork close ly with new C E O K e ith T h o m a ja n a n d a veteran and g ro w in g leadership team to build on U W C W 's strong fo u n d a t io n w h ile c r e a t in g in n o v a tio n , e n e rg y, and m om entum behind United W a y’s co m m unity im pact work. U n ite d W a y o f th e C o lu m b ia - W illam ette is an Equal Opportunity E m p lo y e r (E O E ). Q u a lifie d a p p lic a n ts a re c o n s id e re d fo r em ploym ent without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, tribal affiliation, m arital s ta tu s , v e te ra n s ta tu s , s e xu a l o rie n ta tio n , p o litic a l a ffilia tio n , m ental or physical d isab ility, or m e d ica l c o n d itio n . If yo u need assistance or an accom m odation d u rin g th e a p p lic a tio n p ro c e ss b e c a u s e o f a d is a b ilit y , it is ava ilable upon request. W e are p le a s e d to p ro v id e such assistance, and no ap plican t will be penalized as a result of such a request. Further, ap plican ts from co m m unities of color are eagerly e ncouraged to apply and to jo in a U W CW team th a t is auth en tica lly and in te n tio n a lly co m m itte d to diversity and cultural com petency. H ir in g R a n g e : $ 1 0 0,000, DOE. $ 8 0 ,0 0 0 to P le a se s u b m it c o v e r le tte r and re s u m e to em plovm e n t@ u n ite d w ay-pd x.org. R e fe re n ce Jo b # 5 0 0 0 . P osition open until fille d . A d e ta ile d jo b description can be found at: http:/ / w w w , un it e d w a v -p d x .o rg / eareers/index^fihp. Advertise with diversih in "• I’ i nland Observer Call 503-288-0033 March 14, 2012 L egal N otices U nited Way United Way of the Columbia-Willamette (UW CW ) s e e k s a Vice President- Individual Giving to lead a ye a r- round Individual G ivin g program , including M ajor Gifts ($5 ,0 0 0 and above) and Planned G iving. Th is individual will play a key role in the d e v e lo p m e n t o f a d yn a m ic and in c lu s iv e v is io n fo r th e o rg a n iza tio n 's role in o u r rich ly diverse com m unity for generations ahead. T h e id e a l c a n d id a te w ill h a ve m a jo r g ifts and p la n n e d g iv in g e x p e r ie n c e a n d a w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g if t p la n n in g v e h ic le s , in c lu d in g tru s ts an d estate docum ents, charitable gift annuities, and p hila nthrop ic gift p r o c e d u r e s . (S )h e w ill be a ch a rism a tic c o m m u n ica to r w ith the ability to align a donor's interest with the various UW CW events and s e r v ic e s a n d h a v e a d e e p u n d e r s ta n d in g o f c o m m u n ity - based w ork in clu d in g a u th e n tic und erstan d in g and ap precia tion for our com m u n ity’s diversity. This individual will work closely with the organization’s Chief D evelopm ent O ffic e r, P re s id e n t/ C E O , a n d a veteran and gro w in g lead ersh ip team to build on U W C W 's stro n g f o u n d a t io n w h ile c r e a t in g in n o v a tio n , e n e rg y, and m om entum behind ou r m odern case and relevancy. U W C W is an Equal O p p o rtu n ity E m p lo y e r (E O E ). Q u a lif ie d a p p lic a n ts a re c o n s id e re d fo r em ploym ent without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, ge n d e r identity, national origin or ancestry, tribal affiliation, m arital s ta tu s , v e te ra n s ta tu s , s e xu a l o rie n ta tio n , p o litic a l a ffilia tio n , m ental or physical d isab ility, or m e d ica l c o n d itio n . If you need assistance or an accom m od ation d u rin g th e a p p lic a tio n p ro c e ss b e c a u s e o f a d is a b ilit y , it is ava ilab le upon request. W e are p le a s e d to p r o v id e such assistance, and no a p p lica n t will be penalized as a result o f such a request. Further, ap plican ts from co m m u n ities o f color are eagerly encoura ged to jo in a UW CW team t h a t is a u t h e n t ic a lly a n d in t e n t io n a lly c o m m it t e d to diversity and cultural com petency. 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T h e Section 3 Program Assistant position perform s general office, project, and adm inistrative duties in s u p p o rt o f H o m e F o rw a rd 's F a m ilie s F o rw a rd In it ia t iv e (S e c tio n 3 P ro g ra m ) a n d th e P ro c u re m e n t and C o n tra c ts D e p a rtm e n t; to p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n to H o m e F o rw a rd clients, staff, contra ctors and the general public; to enter, proofread a n d p ro c e s s d o c u m e n ts a n d c o rre s p o n d e n c e ; to re vie w and explain Housing Authority policies, proced ures and regulations; and to perform a varie ty o f sp ecialty duties relative to assigned area of responsibility. T h is p o sitio n is re p re se n te d by A F S C M E Local 3135 To Apply: P le a s e v is it o u r w e b s it e @ w w w .h om e forw a rd .org to su b m it y o u r c o v e r le tte r, re s u m e a n d a p p lic a tio n . O n ly a p p lic a tio n s s u b m it te d o n lin e w ill be considered.