Roundtable Recording

Affordable Housing Roundtable recording and contact information made available

Over 100 people join in the first virtual event held 7/14/21

Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP), Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC), and Mid-Columbia Housing Authority (MCHA) held the first in a series of virtual roundtables Wednesday, July 14, 2021, centering around Affordable Housing.

Participants learned more about what affordable housing is, who it impacts in the area, and why advocating for effective policies and strategies matters. The discussion focused on those that earn 80 percent or less of the Average Median Income (AMI).

Click HERE to go to the zoom video recording. You will need the Passcode: hcKYtH.5

The event starts with recording 2 at about 30 seconds in, so feel free to skip forward to the introduction.

If you watched the event live, or watched the recording, please submit feedback regarding the discussion to help us shape future events using our form: Affordable Housing Roundtable Survey

Below are our Hosts and Panelists listed with contact information:

HOSTS:

• Leslie Naramore, Executive Director, Washington Gorge Action Programs, leslie@wagap.org 509-493-2662 wagap.org

• Kenny LaPoint, Executive Director, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, info:klapoint@mccac.com, 541-848-1667 mccac.com

• Joel Madsen, Executive Director, Mid-Columbia Housing Authority and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation, joelm@columbiacascadehousingcorp.org, 541.296.5462 Ext 116,
  mid-columbiahousingauthority.org

PANELISTS:

• Adria Buchanan, Executive Director, Fair Housing Center of Washington - abuchanan@fhcwashington.org, fhcwashington.org

• Ubaldo Hernández, Senior Organizer with Columbia Riverkeeper, ubaldo@columbiariverkeeper.org, 541-490-7722, columbiariverkeeper.org

• Debra Whitefoot, Executive Director, Nch'i Wana Housing, 16 Oak Street #203, Hood River, OR 97031 debraw@nchiwana.org, nchiwana.org

• Marla Keethler, Mayor, City of White Salmon, mayor@ci.white-salmon.wa.us;
  cell: 509-774-7491, white-salmon.net

• Megan Saunders, Councilor, City of Hood River, m.saunders@cityofhoodriver.gov, cityofhoodriver.gov

Stay tuned for future Affordable Housing Roundtables coming this Fall!