2740 SE Powell Blvd.
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 231-4866
FAX: (503) 231-4327
www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org

AGENCY INFORMATION (CARITAS HOUSING)
Dennis B. Keenan, MSW, Executive Director
Terri H. Silvis, Ph.D, Director of Housing 
Total Number of Housing & Community Development Staff: 3
Annual Operating Budgets: $300,000
Total Cost of Development: $56,910,000
Year Incorporated: 1999
Area Served: Western Oregon

Total Number of Units Developed: 467 (Rental-467; Homeownership-0)
Total Number of Units Under Development: 0

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED
Social Services
Youth Programs
Community Facilities

MISSION
Caritas Housing’s mission is “to serve our society’s most vulnerable in a way that honors the sanctity of life and affirms our belief in human dignity by developing, owning and operating affordable housing projects in our service area – providing quality, affordable, stable living environments that facilitate hope and self-sufficiency for Oregon’s low and very low-income residents without regard to faith, race, ethnicity, marital status, gender or condition in life.”

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Established development, asset management and resident service coordination functions – including partnerships internally and with community at large
• Strengthened links between housing and support services
• Participated in collaborative efforts such as the Clackamas Housing Action Network and Oregon ON and a number of industry task forces
• In process of completing Catholic Charities Clark Family Center office space that will include a Loaves and Fishes, Grandma’s Place Child Care, and Mercycorps NW training facilities.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
Loveridge Hunt • Cascade Management • City of Portland – BHCD • Clackamas County Community Development • Community Development Law Center • Community Development Network • USBank and USBank CDC • Enterprise Community Partners • Oregon DEQ • First American Title • Home Builders Foundation of Metro Portland • Housing Authority of Portland • HUD • JD Fulwiler • Lundin Cole Architects • Miller Nash • Multnomah County • National Equity Fund • Neighborhood Partnership Fund • Network for Oregon Affordable Housing • OMHAS • Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Portland Development Commission • Umpqua Community Action Network • Housing NW • USDA Rural Development • Wells Fargo • Portland Impact • Cascade AIDS Project • HOST Development • Lunabridge Consulting • Housing Development Services

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Susan Lind Multi-Family Development
Maralea Lutino Property & Asset Managers
Maralea Lutino Portland Policy Council of Oregon ON
Terri Silvis Oregon State Policy Council of Oregon ON