[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up

[STUART Sheri * OPRD]

Online Today: Learn how to apply for an AARP Community Challenge grant by attending their one-hour, Q&A webinar, 11 a.m. (PT). If you can't make it, that's okay. The webinar video will be posted online. REGISTER NOW TO GET THE EVENT LINK<https://events.aarp.org/event/97822e9f-1c9a-44f4-a118-26a7da67626f/register?CMP=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-LC-1771001-1982302-7983258-NA-01312024-LivableCommunities-F1-webinar-BTN-ALL-Community-&encparam=WEQXZk0Q6CjtGSDxs%2B2usfap5v2wUjUKHSZK3wnY%2FZQ%3D>  *  Click Here<https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/info-2024/2024-challenge.html?CMP=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-LC-1771001-1982302-7983258-NA-01312024-LivableCommunities-F1-challenge-TXT-ALL-Community-&encparam=WEQXZk0Q6CjtGSDxs%2b2usfap5v2wUjUKHSZK3wnY%2fZQ%3d> to learn more about the 2024 AARP Community Challenge grant.

Mornings on Main Update: Titus Tomlinson with the RARE program will be joining us on our call tomorrow. Link to join the call is on the calendar on the website, www.oregonmainstreet.org<http://www.oregonmainstreet.org/>.

Cool Idea: Creative Hands Art Banner project<https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/rawlins-dda-main-street-fosters-community-artwork-needed-for-creative-hands-community-art-banners-program/article_e895b0d6-bf8b-11ee-88d2-832a4f5fd10f.html> Saw this article and it reminded me of this type of art banner project. Might be a good Arts Builds Community grant if you are looking at a way to build community by bringing more art to your district. I believe Dayton did this type of project a few years ago and I know other Main Street programs have done similar things over the years (e.g., Encinitas (CA) and Rice Lake (WI)).

News from Main Street America:
The Main Street America Research team is excited to share the newest component of our housing work, the At Home on Main Street Housing Quiz<https://nationalmainstreet.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTSEgTmpKfsZ1Xg>. The quiz is an experimental tool designed to help local leaders assess strengths and challenges related to housing in their downtowns or commercial corridors. Respondents are prompted to answer 12 questions to find out the "personality" of their district and are directed to resources that cover related housing topics.
Click here to take the Housing Quiz! ><https://nationalmainstreet.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTSEgTmpKfsZ1Xg>
The intent of the quiz is to:

  1.  Provide a quick assessment of a local organizational approach to a unique housing situation.

  1.  Assist Main Street leaders in navigating the numerous housing resources available through Main Street America and beyond.

  1.  Create a platform for data collection and resource sharing that supports the network and influences the direction of our ongoing housing-related efforts.

As an experimental and evolving tool, we are hoping to use feedback about the model and offerings of the Housing Quiz to adapt it in an ongoing manner. At the end of the quiz, respondents are invited to submit housing resources and offer commentary on how the tool can better serve the needs of their community. In time, we envision the Housing Quiz Resource Library<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreethousing/housingresources> becoming a go-to hub of housing resources for Main Street leaders, expanded by the network and updated regularly.

The Housing Quiz is part of Main Street America's At Home on Main Street<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreethousing> project dedicated to conducting research and disseminating resources related to housing in downtowns and commercial corridors. This work is generously supported by the 1772 Foundation.

We hope you enjoy and find value in the new Housing Quiz<https://nationalmainstreet.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTSEgTmpKfsZ1Xg>. If you have questions or comments about this work, please let us know either by replying to this post or by emailing research at mainstreet.org<mailto:research at mainstreet.org>.



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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) |  Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

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