Empowering Green Leaders to take Action
Originally posted by Verde on 3.27.2019 Everyone should have access to the tools and information they need in order to make the changes they want to see in their communities. … Read More >
Asset Transfer from Enhabit kick-starts Affordable Small Home Program
Verde and Enhabit share goals of advancing Affordable Small Homes, also known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), as one strategy to address the region’s affordable housing crisis. Enhabit is an … Read More >
Welcome Mayra, Living Cully’s new Housing Organizer!
My name is Mayra Torres, I have recently joined the Living Cully team as the new Housing Organizer focused on the manufactured home parks in the Cully neighborhood. I am … Read More >
St. Vincent de Paul secures funding to purchase the Arbor Mobile Home Park!
We did it! On Friday, March 1st, the Oregon Housing Stability Council unanimously voted YES to approve $4.3 million in state funds for St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) to purchase … Read More >
Solar Power with a Social Purpose: Installing Solar Panels at St. Charles Church in Cully
Everyone deserves access to the solar energy movement that is sweeping across rooftops in Portland and nation-wide; however, this movement disproportionately benefits white neighborhoods, according to a recent study from … Read More >
Brenna Bailey says farewell to Living Cully!
Dear Neighbors and Friends, Many of you may have heard by now that I am leaving my job with Living Cully as Community Organizer for the Mobile Home Program, and … Read More >
Verde Launches a New Solar Energy After School Program in Cully
In response to The Living Cully Community Energy plan, Verde and Hacienda CDC’s after school program Expresiones have teamed up to launch a pilot Solar energy curriculum here in the … Read More >
Verde presents the Living Cully Community Mobility Needs Assessment
EVs, Uber and Lyft, Bird, Autonomous Vehicles – our options for getting around are quickly changing and expanding. Living Cully is interested in understanding how these new technologies can help … Read More >
VICTORY! City Council said YES to Mobile Home Zoning
City Council voted 5-0 on August 22nd to adopt the manufactured housing park zoning ordinance! Thank you for your support throughout this campaign. The testimony and turnout at the public hearings … Read More >
10 Tips for Preparing for Emergency
With increasing climate disasters and exposure to industry hazards, emergency scenarios are becoming a recurring reality. The five-alarm fire at a scrapyard in Cully last March was a grave reminder … Read More >