Self-help housing rehabilitation in rural Oregon
Merten Bangemann-Johnson, CEO, NeighborWorks Umpqua
Arthur Chaput, Director of Housing Rehabilitation
Rural Neighborhoods, Inc., serves a community that topped the nation in well-being in a recent Gallup poll. Why? Because, Gallup found, beyond the white sand beaches and miles of golf courses, residents reported high rates of gainful employment, clean drinking water, a feeling of high personal energy and the ability to “learn and do interesting things daily.”