Connery Place Apartments to Provide Affordable Housing and Support to Students
College Housing Northwest is excited to announce the acquisition of the Connery Place Apartments, located one block from the Portland Community College Southeast Campus, near the intersection of 82nd and Division Avenues. The purchase of this property was completed in partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) and is unique in that it […]
ARCS: A Program Creating Stability
In the summer of 2020, College Housing Northwest (CHNW) initiated the Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program to provide rental subsidies to students most in need of housing assistance. Through ARCS, over 45 students now have stable housing, and postsecondary institutions and nonprofits are more aware of the extent of housing instability among our […]
How an Affordable Housing Program Supports College Students Webinar
In May, we teamed up with SchoolHouse Connection to talk about our latest initiative: Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS), and the ever-increasing problem of housing insecurity for college students across the country. In a live webinar on May 11th, our panel discussed how programs like ARCS can help overcome some of the challenges students […]
College Housing Northwest Welcomes a New Director of the Affordable Rents for College Students Program
College Housing Northwest would like to welcome Pam Blumenthal as our new Director of the Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS) program as of January 5th. ARCS is a pilot program in conjunction with Portland Community College, Portland State University, New Avenues for Youth, NAYA, and College Housing Northwest that provides housing with rental assistance […]
Pilot Program to Address Student Homelessness Expands This Fall
Far too many college students begin their year with a deep anxiety about having shelter and enough money to purchase groceries or pay their heating bill. More than 52% of students across 17 Oregon community colleges reported being “housing insecure” during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a national survey by the Hope Center for College, […]
College Housing Northwest and the Affordable Rents for College Students Program
College Housing Northwest began a pilot program in 2020 to provide housing for college students in the Portland area experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. The Affordable Rents for College Students program, or “ARCS”, provides monthly rental assistance and supportive services to students in need while also reducing typical housing barriers such as security deposits for […]
Addressing Student Homelessness & Housing Insecurity – Part 3
This represents the third post in a three part series discussing issues of basic needs insecurities prevalent among college students nationwide. In this post we highlight the work that College Housing Northwest (CHNW) is doing currently to address these issues, and outline additional recommendations that might help this growing problem. — College Housing Northwest Approach […]
Addressing Student Homelessness & Housing Insecurity – Part 2
This is part two of a three part series discussing issues of basic needs insecurities prevalent among college students nationwide. In this post we highlight the College Housing Assistance (CHAP) program in Tacoma which provides affordable housing to college students experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. — The Tacoma Model Tacoma Community College (TCC) is located […]
Addressing Student Homelessness & Housing Insecurity
This is a three-part series introducing a topic that is surprisingly invisible to most people – but not to most college students. In the first part, we will introduce the crisis of basic needs insecurities that more and more students are facing in Oregon and throughout the country. In the second, we will give an […]
Affordable Student Housing Project: The Amy
Affordable Student Housing Project: The Amy Portland’s rental market has doubled within the last several years, with vacancy rates remaining incredibly low. The average price of a studio apartment near Portland State campus is $1689 per month (including furniture, utilities, and Internet based
New Avenues for Youth Partnership
New Avenues for Youth Partnership Did you know that only 10% of foster youth will attend college? And did you know that of that 10%, only 3% will graduate? These alarming statistics motivated the formation of Avenues to College, a Portland Children