Join the OPAL Team The Director of Administration and Finance oversees administrative and finance systems for OPAL and its subsidiaries; develops reports and analysis for financial decision-making; coordinates, produces and monitors budgets; and manages compliance with grantors and regulators. The position is year-round full-time. Work may be done remotely or in the office, with an […]
Answering the Need: 10 New Homes on Kidder Way
There are currently more than 40 Orcas families who are pre-approved to purchase an OPAL home. You know these islanders. They are our construction workers, landscapers, housekeepers, teachers, customer service, automotive, hospitality, office and retail staff. In answer to this need for housing, OPAL is seeking $1.9 million from the County’s Home Fund to build […]
Your Support for OPAL Ripples Beyond Orcas Island
The welcome mat is always out when other Community Land Trusts (CLTs) want to visit Orcas. They come to see OPAL neighborhoods, ask questions and share insights. OPAL staff and trustees appreciate the opportunity and the exchange. As one of the Northwest’s first CLTs, OPAL has developed many different types of housing, successfully adapted […]
Working for the Long Haul: Your Gifts Create Healthier Housing
The last two years have provided OPAL with the opportunity to conserve long-term rental housing on the island. Nineteen affordable rentals, at Northern Heights across from the library and on Mt. Baker Road near the airport, came on the market in 2021. With some timely help from you and other supporters, OPAL purchased the properties […]
OPAL and PSCCU Explore Joint Venture
Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union (PSCCU) recently purchased the building at 221 A Street in Eastsound, where the post office is located. The credit union wants the current business tenants to remain in the building and plans to establish a retail branch for the credit union on the same property. PSCCU also wants to help […]
Celebrating the Roots of Home
OPAL Gala Returns Focus to Homeownership The OPAL Gala kicks off at noon this Friday, June 24 and runs through Sunday, June 26. The theme for this year, Celebrating the Roots of Home, lifts up the power of homeownership opportunities for islanders. For the past decade, OPAL has focused mainly on rental housing; both through […]
OPAL’s Purchase of the Northern Heights Apartments is Fully Funded!
Thanks to the support of many islanders, the Northern Heights Apartments across from the library will continue to be year-round and affordable rental housing. OPAL Community Land Trust will purchase and then renovate the property. The current tenants will be able to stay. After learning last December that the Washington State Housing Trust Fund would […]
OPAL guía a nuevos CLT para construir primera vivienda
Door County Housing Partnership, un nuevo fideicomiso de tierras comunitarias en Wisconsin, celebró la finalización de su primera casa a mediados de diciembre. Un nuevo modelo de vivienda en el área, los miembros de la junta se acercaron a OPAL para pedir consejo.
Los isleños financian la compra de alquileres asequibles
Motivados por su preocupación por la pérdida de viviendas asequibles para las familias locales, los isleños Maia, John Vechey y Dave Roberts se asociaron con OPAL Community Land Trust a principios de mayo para comprar siete apartamentos en Mt. Baker Road. “Cuando estas unidades salieron al mercado, existía la posibilidad muy real de que las personas que vivían […]
Las donaciones permiten a OPAL adquirir 30 acres para futuras viviendas asequibles
OPAL Community Land Trust compró recientemente casi 30 acres de tierra en Eastsound. De acuerdo con la estrategia a largo plazo de OPAL de administrar cuidadosamente la tierra en beneficio de la comunidad y garantizar que los habitantes de las islas Orcas tengan acceso a viviendas que puedan pagar, el consejo de administración tomó medidas para adquirir la propiedad con una visión […]
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