Community And Shelter Assistance Corp.
201512 SW Roy Rogers Road, Suite 150
Sherwood, OR 97140
(503) 537-0319
FAX: (503) 537-0558
www.casaoforegon.org

CASA Residents

AGENCY INFORMATION
Peter Hainley, Executive Director
Lisa Rogers, Deputy Director
Total Number of Staff: 17
Annual Operating Budget: $1,980,000
Total Cost of Development: $1,270,000
Area Served: Statewide (especially in areas with significant farmworker populations)
Year Incorporated: 1988

Total Number of  Units Developed: 1,277 (Rental-1,136; Homeownership-141)
Total Number of Units Under Development: 290 (Rental-257; Homeownership-33)

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED:

• Social Services
• Youth Programs
• Head Start (3)
• Health Clinics (2)
• Mixed use Development
• Workforce Development
• Community Economic Development
• Micro-Enterprise
• Homeownership Counseling (prepurchase)
• IDAs (2,112)

MISSION:
Deeply rooted in service to farm-workers, CASA of Oregon improves the lives of Oregonians in underserved communities by building affordable housing, neighborhood facilities, and programs that increase families’ financial well being.

WHO WE SERVE
We serve families and individuals with low-incomes from different ethnic backgrounds.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Housing and Community Development

Newberg Head Start Facility

• 1,136 units of multi-family housing have been built or rehabilitated for farmworker families.
• 1,300 beds have been provided for farmworkers in rehabilitated on-farm housing facilities.
• Three Head Start facilities have been built, providing quality child care for low-income families in Newberg and McMinnville.
• Two medical and dental clinics and three Community Center facilities have been built, serving residents in rural areas.

Green Pastures Senior Cooperative

• CASA organized residents in 4 mobile home park communities, and provided training and education on cooperative ownership.
• 157 former renters became owners through the conversion of 4 mobile home parks.

Family Economic Opportunity Program (FEOP)

• 2,666 Oregonian families have built savings through the Individual Development Account (IDA) program, enabling them to invest in a first home, small business, post-secondary education and other assets.
• More than $4.8 million in IDA funds has been invested into the Oregon economy, providing financial support for thousands of families.
• 299 new small businesses have been funded with IDA funds.
• 235 students have used their IDA to fund part of their college education.
• 382 new homeowners have purchased homes with affordable mortgages.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• In partnership with the Umatilla County Housing Authority a new 40 unit apartment complex for farmworkers is under construction in Boardman.
• In partnership with Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services a new 48 unit apartment complex for low income families is under construction in Corvallis
• In partnership with Bienestar Phase I of Juniper Gardens, 24 units of new housing for farmworkers in Forest Grove is under construction and Phase II, an additional 22 units  is in the development stage
• In partnership with FHDC, 40 units of new housing for farmworkers is in development in Woodburn
• We are working with St. Joseph Shelter to renovate one of their dormitories in Mt. Angel into 10 apartment units as shelter for families
• We are working with the Mid Columbia Housing Authority to acquire and renovate a 24 unit apartment complex for farmworkers in Hood River
• We are also working with St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County to acquire and renovate 26 units of affordable housing in Madras and 25 units of affordable housing in Vale
• In partnership with the Head Start of Yamhill County we have one head start facility under construction in McMinnville and one in development in Dundee
• We have helped the residents of Vida Lea Mobile Home Park form a cooperative and are working with them to acquire and renovate the park from the current owner in Leaburg.
• We are working with the residents of Clackamas River Village to form a cooperative and purchase their park in Clackamas
• We currently have 60 partners in our IDA collaborative covering 31 counties in Oregon, with 1,150 active that will ultimately purchase a home, further their education or start a business
• We are working with partners in Washington State to help them bring IDA’s to their communities.
• We are managing our CDFI loan fund with a loan pool of over $4.5 million and three different loan products

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT

Bank of America • Banner Bank • Benedictine Sisters • Bienestar • CAPECO • Centro Cultural • Chase Bank • Columbia State Bank • Community Development Law Bank of America • Community Home Builders • 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 • 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 • OECDD • RCAC • Umpqua Bank • US Bank • US Department of the Treasury • US Department of Health and Human Services • US Department of Housing and Urban Development • US Department of Labor • USDA Rural Development • Virginia Garcia Clinic • Wells Fargo Bank • CFED • ROC USA • Northwest Cooperative • Shorebank Enterprises • Rural Housing and Economic Development • Northwest Area Foundation • Neighborworks America • Opportunity Finance Network

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 • Community Bank • 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 State Bank • OSU Federal Credit Union • OUR Federal Credit Union • Siuslaw Valley Bank • Sterling Savings Bank • Umpqua Bank • US Bank • Wauna Federal Credit • Union • JP Morgan Chase • West Coast Bank

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Rosie Andalon Resident Services
Claudia Cantu Resident Services
Rose Mary Ojeda Multi-Family Development
Lindsay Quartini Multi-Family Development
France Fitzpatrick Multi-Family Development