PO BOX 4666
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 779-6691  
FAX: (541) 779-8886
www.access-inc.org

AGENCY INFORMATION

Gary Miller, Executive Director    
Cindy Dyer, Housing Director    
Total Number of Staff: 50        
Housing & Community Development Staff: 10
Annual Operating Budget: $6,946,809
Total Cost of Development: $15,500,000
Area Served: Jackson County (some programs extended into Josephine County)
Year of Incorporation: 1976

Total Number of Units Developed: 231 (Rental-228; Homeownership-3)
Total Number of Units Under Development: 0

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED:

• Social Services
• Youth Programs
• Community Safety
• Community Organizing
• Homeownership Counseling
• IDA’s
• Green Building

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Developed over 200 units of affordable housing for low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities.
• Acquisition and rehabilitation of 3 single-family homes that serve as emergency and transitional housing for people with mental disorders.
• Established the Ashland Community Land Trust in partnership with the City of Ashland.
• Established the Southern Oregon Housing Resource Center (SOHRC) to serve Jackson and Josephine County residents.
• Camp Barnett, an after school and summer recreation program for children ages 5-12.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Continuation and expansion of the SOHRC. The SOHRC is a clearing house for information related to housing products and programs available including, rental and mortgage assistance, an IDA Program, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, Foreclosure / Loss Mitigation Counseling, pre/post purchase counseling, the ABC’s of Homebuying, Lender & Realtor Trainings and administration of down payment assistance programs to name a few.
• Development of over 200 units of affordable housing.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT

Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Jackson County Health and Human Services • Oregon Corporation for Affordable Housing • Enterprise Social Investment Corporation  • Washington Mutual • Key Bank • US Bank • Pacific Power and Light Quarterpenny Corporation • Southern Oregon Lions • Sight & Hearing Center • City of Ashland • City of Medford • Ashland Community Land Trust • Accessible Space, Inc. • Premier West Bank • Oregon Department of Human Services • Sterling Savings • Umpqua Bank • Shelter Resources, Inc. • Federal Home Loan Bank, Seattle • Alliant

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Cindy Dyer Multi-Family Development Peer Group
Merry Hart Multi-Family Development Peer Group
Melodee Sewell Homeownership Education & Counseling Training (OHA)
Steve Weber Fiscal Managers Peer Group