Building a miracle

PF neighborhood to set example for homeownership through public-private partnerships

For two long years, Ryan Ryle and his fiance, Jayne Foster, tried to buy a home in North Idaho. Ryle, who grew up just on the other side of the Idaho-Washington stateline, said the couple would put in offers on houses just to constantly be outbid by other buyers who had larger down payments or cash in hand. “We even looked at new builds, but we needed so much earnest money down, we couldn’t save for it,” Ryle said Thursday.

Recovering from Isenberg scandal

Nonprofit pays off all debts, survives crippling embezzlement

Following a scandal, Maggie Lyons took over what used to be the North Idaho Housing Coalition. Now rebranded as PAHA, they have numerous checks and balances in place as they move forward in serving the poor of Kootenai County.

Mark your calendar for a paradigm shift

Renowned poverty expert Donna Beegle to present workshop in Coeur d'Alene in September