Cornerstone Apartments in north Salem bring hope to low-income families

Susan Qualey led a caravan of four children to their new home, a three-bedroom apartment on Salem’s north side. It was the family’s first time seeing their slice of the Cornerstone Apartments at 2540 Rose Garden St. NE. The complex, which opened this week, was the first in a set of Local Innovation and Fast Track homes to open after Oregon…

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LIHTCs Bring Affordable Housing to Oregon Capital

Like most American cities, Salem, Ore., is experiencing an affordable housing shortage. In fact, Beth Hays, CEO of Community Resource Trust, estimates a 6,000-apartment shortage of affordable housing in Marion County, which includes Salem. That’s significant for a city of 167,419 people, which makes up nearly half of the county’s…

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Construction of 180 Affordable Homes Set to Begin in Salem

SALEM, OR – Community Resource Trust, Mountain West Investment Corporation and Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) are excited to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cornerstone Apartments on August 10, at 10:30 am. Speakers will include Community Resource Trust Board Chair Paul De Muniz, Director of OHCS Margaret Salazar,…

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CTEC Salem Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center

CTEC, the Career Technical Education Center, is a joint venture between private industry and public education with the intent of helping Salem-Keizer students develop academic proficiency, technical skills and certification, as well as the “soft skills” needed to assure preparedness and success in both careers and college

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