Habitat at the Capitol - Advocacy Day 2016 

HFHO is hosting “Habitat at the Capitol” Advocacy Day on Thursday, February 4th, 2016.

Please join us!

Our goals are to:

• Create a Statewide Habitat for Humanity Mortgage Leveraging Program
  
• Enable Habitat to participate in the $40 Million LIFT Program
  
• Raise Habitat for Humanity's profile among Oregon legislators.

Supporting Documents:

• 2016 Advocacy Agenda
• Overview of Habitat Mortgage Asset Leveraging Program in Other States
• Homeownership Case for LIFT

Schedule of Events:

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.  - Affiliate Meet & Greet with coffee and pastries at First Presbyterian Church

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Welcome and overview of proposed Habitat bills & training for legislative visits

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Habitat Affiliate Representatives meet with elected officials at the Capitol Building. You will be put in teams. Each team with have a Habitat spokesperson who will briefly share the agenda details.

*Drop in for box lunches as it works for your schedule between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church

Who should attend?

Affiliate Board Members and staff, local goverment leaders, business leaders, and faith community leaders are ALL welcome to participate!

Click here to download our Habitat at the Capitol - Advocacy Day flyer. 

Why is your support essential to the success of Habitat at the Capitol?

By sharing the positive impact that you make every day in your community, you will convince your representatives to support Habitat's legislative inititives.

Hotel Arrangements:

We have reserved a block of rooms for Wesnesday, February 3rd at the Best Western Plus - Mill Creek Inn.  Please call them directly to make your reservation, make sure you let them know you are with Habitat for Humanity of Oregon to get the discounted rate of $119 + tax