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FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
Housing Board of Commissioners Seeking Members
One position open to Tribal applicants only and two positions open
to Tribal and Non-Tribal applicants
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Board has three Board
of Commissioners seats coming open in March 2005.
Anyone who is interested in serving in one of these positions and
who has housing related experience to qualify for the position, is en
couraged to attend the February 15, 2005, Board meeting. The meet
ing will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Housing Authority office at 28450
Tyee Road (just off Grand Ronde Road) in Grand Ronde. Please call
to confirm the date and time.
This is an opportunity to: 1) observe how the board functions, 2)
become acquainted with the types of issues that are regularly dis
cussed and 3) determine if you are seriously interested in such a po
sition now or in the future.
The open positions will each have a three year term that expires in
March 2008. Interested persons should have a demonstrated inter
est in housing and experience in the housing field in some capacity,
such as: affordable housing development, property management, resi
dential building construction, housing finance, housing planning and
other housing related areas.
The Board oversees all housing development, housing management,
housing programs and housing operations for the Tribe, and is re
sponsible for the policy decisions for the Housing Authority. The
Board currently meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month
at the Housing Authority office in Grand Ronde.
Interested persons should send a letter outlining their interest and
qualifications to: Carina Kistler-Ginter, Executive Director, Grand
Ronde Tribal Housing Authority, 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde,
Oregon 97347.
All letters need to be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Febru
ary 28, 2005 to be considered. The Housing Commissioner will be
selected and appointed by the Tribal Council. For more information
regarding qualifications, or to confirm the Board meeting date, con
tact the Housing Authority at 503-879-2401 or toll-free at 1-800-422-0232,
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NWIHA Scholarship
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The Northwest Indian Housing Association (NWIHA) annually
provides scholarships to Tribal youth, defined as Tribal members
ages 24 years old, or younger. The intent is to provide financial
awards to youth for education and training programs at schools,
colleges, job training organizations, or other worthwhile organiza
tions. Traditionally individual awards have not exceeded $1,000.
Applications are available by contacting the Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority at 503-879-2401 or 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2401.
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE
GRAND RONDE TRIBAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO LATER
THAN 5 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005.
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Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
Grand Ronde Community Resource
Center Needs Your Help!
In the GRCRC's efforts to diversify our funding base and ensure
sustainability and longevity of program services, we solicited grants for
an mini-endowment fund start up.
First Nations Development Institute, in Fredericksburg, VA awarded a
$20,000 matching funds for opening a mini endowment of $40,000 (we
had to raise the other $20,000).
The Native American Hunger Program is sponsored by Altria Group,
Inc., in partnership with First Nations Development Institute.
To date we have raised $11,048.64 from endowment donations from
individuals and groups and gifts in memory of Michaelle Kimsey, Lyle
Buswell and Merle Holmes.
Total to date 31,048.64 raised toward the 40,000 opening goal. We still
need to raise $8,951.36 to reach our goal.
All donations are tax deductible receipts will be provided with EIN
for tax deduction records some basic INFO about GRCRC Endowment
Fund:
The future of the Grand Ronde Community Resource Center will be
assured with your gift to the Endowment Fund. Endowment gifts are like
sunlight and water to the stable and long-lasting growth of the GRCRC.
Gifts to the endowment fund live forever, helping to provide vital ser
vices: emergency foods, sernior meals, supplemental foods, garden and
food preservation education programs in Grand Ronde.
The Endowment Fund will provide annual 'payout' of interest earnings
to support the mission of the Grand Ronde Community Resource Center.
The corpus of the endowment is kept in tact, only the interest or a portion
of it is available for use.
The Endowment fund will be managed by the Oregon Community Foun
dation who will invest for long term stable growth of the endowment fund.
The OCF has a long and distinguished history in Oregon of careful man
agement, vision, committment to the future of our communities.
Endowment gifts can be made in memory of a loved one (like in the case
of the Michaelle, Lyle and Merle donations) Endowment gifts can be cash,
property, stocks, bonds, charitable trusts, etc.
Endowment gifts can be made in any amount just think if every
Tribal member donated $1 we would be almost there!
Stop by the Grand Ronde Community Resource Center or email Alisa
Larsen at alarsonpeak.org.
Public Information Meeting
The Title VII grant (Native American Studies) will have a public infor
mation meeting Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. The meet
ing will be held at the old Willamina High School. Parents of Native stu
dents attending Willamina or Sheridan school districts, kindergarten
through 12th grade are invited to attend. Willamina District Superinten
dent will discuss state testing and the most current scores. Our Parent
Board President will discuss our current objectives. There will be an open
question and answer period. A light dinner will be served. If you need
more information, please call Wendi Spencer at 503-876-1531.
Grand Ronde Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program
The Grand Ronde Tribe has obtained a LIHE
to assist income eligible Tribal members with
payments, energy emergencies and weatheriz;
This Low-Income Home Energy Assistance I
gram (LIHEAP) is an annual grant from the D
vision of Energy Assistance within the U.S. De
partment of Health and Human Services.
Four Tribes in Oregon operate this program
and must serve all income eligible Indians on
their Reservation or trust lands. Outside of
these lands, but within the Tribes service area,
Tribes can only serve households with adult
members of their own Tribe. For LIHEAP the
Grand Ronde Tribes service area is the Tribes'
typical six-county service area (Polk, Yamhill,
Marion, Multnomah, Washington and Tillamook counties) plus Clackamas
County. Tribal members in these counties need to contact Grand Ronde
to receive assistance instead of from the community action agency in their
area. The Tribal program will allow more Tribal members to be assisted
than would otherwise have been possible.
There has been a great need for energy assistance especially for weath
erization. For income eligible households the program can provide energy
assistance (utility bills, fire wood, etc.), crisis energy assistance and weath
erization (e.g. furnace repair).
If you are interested in obtaining services please contact Social Services
at 1-800-242-8196 for energy assistance and the Grand Ronde Tribal Hous
ing Authority at 503-879-2405 for weatherization.
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