Community And Shelter Assistance Corp.

Maria Paladino. IDA Graduate, NEDCO, Homeownership 2005

212 E. First Street
Newberg, OR 97132
(503) 537-0319
FAX: (503) 537-0558
www.casaoforegon.org

AGENCY INFORMATION
Peter Hainley, Executive Director 
Total Number of Staff: 14
Annual Operating Budget: $986,000
Total Cost of Development: $60,000,000
Area Served: Statewide (especially in areas with significant farmworker populations)
Year Incorporated: 1988

Total Number of NEW CONSTRUCTION Units Developed: 893 (Rental-880; Homeownership-13
Total Number of NEW CONSTRUCTION Units Under Development: 128 (Rental-128; Homeownership-0)

Total Number of PRESERVATION Units Developed: 184 (Rental-184; Homeownership-0)
Total Number of PRESERVATION Units Under Development: 79  (Rental-79; Homeownership-0)

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Community Facilities - 4
Health Clinics – 2
Head Start – 2

ASSET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES
Social Services
Youth Programs
Workforce Development
Economic Development
Micro-Enterprise
Homeownership Counseling
IDAs – 1,276

MISSION:
To develop housing, programs, and facilities that promote the quality of life and self-sufficiency of farmworkers and other low income populations.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Projects developed by CASA for local housing sponsors):

• New construction of 893 rental units in 28 projects for seasonal & year-round occupancy by farmworkers
• New construction of 13 single-family homes for Lease-Option Homeownership Program
• Preservation of 184 rental units
• Rehabilitation of 22 on-farm labor camps for more than 1,300 farmworkers
• Construction management of multifamily housing, dental and health clinic, community center and Head Start facilities
• Publications related to farmworker housing management, finance and services
• Preservation and renovation of one cooperatively owned Mobile Home Park with 30 spaces

CURRENT PROJECTS:

• Four new construction housing projects under construction or in predevelopment totaling 128 units
• Three preservation projects under development totaling 79 units
• Two community facilities under development
• Certified as a Community Development Finance Institution with >$2M loan fund
• Administer two IDA networks: Valley Individual Development Account (VIDA) Program and Matched Education Savings Account (MESA) programs
• Administer Manufactured Housing Park Preservation Program
• One 51-space mobile home park undergoing conversion to resident ownership

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT:
Bank of America • Banner Bank • Benedictine Sisters • CAPECO • Centro Cultural • Columbia River Bank • Community Development Law Center • Enterprise Community Partners • Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle • Head Start of Yamhill County • Housing Authorities of Portland, Clackamas, Mid Columbia ▪ Yamhill, Jackson, Umatilla, Klamath, Marion, Linn and Benton Counties • Housing Works • Polk CDC • Yamhill CDC ▪ HUD • Bienestar ▪ St. Josephs Shelter ▪ Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services ▪ Catholic Charities ▪ FHDC ▪ NOW CDC ▪ Malheur Council on Aging ▪ Columbia Cascade Housing Corp. • Meyer Memorial Trust • NOAH • OHCSD • RCAC • Umpqua Bank • US Bank • US Department of the Treasury • US Department of Health and Human Services • US Department of Labor • USDA Rural Development • Virginia Garcia Clinic • Washington Mutual • Wells Fargo Bank • CFED ▪ ROC USA ▪ Northwest Cooperative ▪ Shorebank Enterprises ▪ Rural Housing and Economic Development ▪

ASSET DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS:
African American Alliance for Homeownership • Albany Partnership for Housing & Community Development • Black United Fund of Oregon • Clackamas Community Land Trust • Clackamas County Social Services • East County One Stop • Farmworker Housing Development Corporation • Housing & Community Services Agency of Lane County • Housing Authority of Jackson County • Housing Authority of Portland • Housing Authority of the City of Salem • Housing Authority of Yamhill County • Housing Works (formerly CORHA) • Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization • eDev • Linn, Benton, Lincoln Regional Housing Center • Linn-Benton Housing Authority • Lutheran Community Services NW • Mid-Columbia Housing Authority • Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation • Northeast Oregon Economic Development District • Northwest Oregon Housing Authority • Open Door Counseling Center • Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement • Oregon Microenterprise Network • Polk Community Development Corporation • REACH CDC • Salem-Keizer Community Development Corporation • St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County • Washington County Department of Housing Services • West Valley Housing Authority • Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services • Yamhill Community Development Corporation • Bank of Astoria • Citizens Bank • Columbia River Bank • OSU Federal Credit Union • OUR Federal Credit Union • Siuslaw Valley Bank • Sterling Savings Bank • Umpqua Bank • US Bank • Wauna Federal Credit • Union • Washington Mutual/JP Morgan Chase • West Coast Bank

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Rosie Andalon Resident Services Working Group
Claudia Cantu Resident Services Working Group
Charlie Harris Multi-Family Development Peer Group
Rose Mary Ojeda Multi-Family Development Peer Group