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 <title>ACE -  We believe in affordable communities for everyone.</title>
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 <title>Miss the Third Annual Raise Your Hat To Housing event?  You can still support ACE by participating in our online auction.</title>
 <link>http://acecommunities.org/?q=node/88</link>
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&lt;p&gt;On July 22nd ACE launched its first online auction to raise dollars for ACE&#039;s housing programs.&amp;nbsp; The auction will run through August 15th.&amp;nbsp; This is an easy way to support ACE while also getting some good deals on local goods and services.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What can you &amp;quot;win&amp;quot;?&amp;nbsp; Bid on landscape design services, gift certificates to local restaurants, a round of golf, art classes, personal tour of the historic reserve, handmade gifts, artwork, auto services, and many more items.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Bidding is easy, go to:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://benefitevents.com/auctions/acecommunities&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://benefitevents.com/auctions/acecommunities&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:13:20 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Join ACE at the Re-Opening and Re-Naming Celebration in Washougal</title>
 <link>http://acecommunities.org/?q=node/87</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;On June 30th at 3:00 p.m. join us in celebrating the completion of ACE&#039;s newly renovated community in Washougal.&amp;nbsp; The apartments formerly known as Bethea Park located 4300 Addy Street have undergone a facelift both inside and out.&amp;nbsp; Over the last six months, ACE and its development team have undertaken a complete renovation that has included an eye to increasing the livability for our residents, increasing the operating efficiencies for ACE, and long-term durability and sustainability that will benefit the communty as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come see our new community room, playground and community gardens for residents.&amp;nbsp; Hear about all the new appliances that have been installed to conserve energy and water usage.&amp;nbsp; See some of our innovative and detailed buidling techniques to ensure there is no water intrusion that might erode the building over time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meet our development team comprised of ACE, Carleton Hart Architecture, TEAM Construction and the Housing Development Center.&amp;nbsp; Meet our funding partners including the State Department of Commerce, Clark County Community Services, Clark County Housing Preservation Program, Clark Public Utilities, Washington Community Reinvestment Association, and Enterprise Community Partners.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:19:44 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>ACE featured on the August 2010 Housing Matters program</title>
 <link>http://acecommunities.org/?q=node/85</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Vancouver Housing Authority hosts &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Housing Matters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a monthly television program about the issues of affordable housing in Southwest Washington. In each edition you will learn about a different VHA program, as well as learn about one of their community partners involved in providing solutions to affordable housing issues.&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;In August, Affordable Community Environments was featured as one of VHA&#039;s community partners.&amp;nbsp; You can view the video by:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Visiting ACE&#039;s Facebook page at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Affordable-Community-Environments/95013641176&quot;&gt;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Affordable-Community-Environments/95013641176&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2.&amp;nbsp; Wisiting YouTube at:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAW2TTZCl50&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAW2TTZCl50&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3.&amp;nbsp; Or, visiting the Vancouver Housing Authority&#039;s website at the link listed below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Housing Matters&lt;/em&gt; is seen on CVTV/Comcast channels 21 and 23 in Clark County or can be streamed from the Vancouver Housing Authority&#039;s webpage at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vhausa.com/housingmatters/HM_August10.html&quot;&gt;http://www.vhausa.com/housingmatters/HM_August10.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:26:09 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Follow ACE on Facebook</title>
 <link>http://acecommunities.org/?q=node/76</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Affordable-Community-Environments/95013641176&quot;&gt;&lt;img hspace=&quot;5&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;ACE on Facebook&quot; src=&quot;files/images/f_logo_0.thumbnail.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a Fan of Affordable Community Environments as a way to stay informed and show your support. We regularly post update on our housing projects including construction photos.&amp;nbsp; We also provide updates of our Resident Services Program and upcoming event.&amp;nbsp; Click on the Facebook logo to the left to go directly to ACE&#039;s Facebook page.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:20:59 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>About ACE</title>
 <link>http://acecommunities.org/?q=node/72</link>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Affordable Community Environments (ACE) is a nonprofit organization serving Southwest Washington.&amp;nbsp; We have affordable rental housing communities throughout Clark County stretching from western Vancouver to eastern Washougal.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Mission Statement:&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ACE develops and nurtures sustainable and affordable housing communities in Southwest Washington that provide residents with stability, support and opportunities for growth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;136&quot; height=&quot;205&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; src=&quot;files/images/CVACourtyard.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt; ACE&amp;rsquo;s name embodies our long-term vision for the organization and our community&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Affordable &amp;ndash; &lt;/strong&gt;Our Vision is for all residents of Southwest Washington to have a place to call home that is safe, beautiful and affordable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Our Vision is to create communities in which residents are both supported by ACE and actively participate in leading happy, healthy and enriching lives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environments&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; Our Vision is that our communities and residents foster sound environmental practices in development and living.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:33:27 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Donate to ACE</title>
 <link>http://acecommunities.org/?q=inv</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;How does your donation help?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font /&gt;&lt;/strong /&gt;Your gift to ACE supports individuals and families who are seeking safe and affordable housing. With donor support, ACE has provided a hand up to hundreds of people in need.
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$25&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;ndash; Supports the cost of&amp;nbsp;a child to participate in ACE&amp;rsquo;s cooking club for three months&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraph&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$50&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;ndash; Helps ACE offer&amp;nbsp;an adult a free six week computer course to help them build skills&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraph&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$100&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; Allows ACE to provide school supplies for 10 children&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraph&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$1,000 &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Supports the cost of ACE&amp;rsquo;s Youth Gardening Club for an entire year&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraph&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$2,500 &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ndash; Builds one affordable apartment that may serve up to 10 families over 40 years&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:13:56 -0500</pubDate>
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