PO Box 23206
Tigard, OR 97281-3206
(503) 293-4038
FAX: (503) 293-4039
www.cpahinc.org

Credit: Harry Connolly, used with permission from Enterprise

The Watershed, Hillsdale (Photo by Sally Painter)

AGENCY INFORMATION
Sheila Greenlaw-Fink, Executive Director   
Total Number of Staff: 6.2 FTE   
Annual Operating Budget: $629,400
Total Cost of Development: $29,800,000
Area Served: Southeastern Washington County and Southwest Portland
Year Incorporated: 1993

Total Number of People Housed (as of end of 2010): 670
Total Number of Units Developed: 277 (all Rental)            
Total Number of Units Under Development: 107 (all Rental)

Residents & Pets, The Watershed (photo by Steven Bloch)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Social Services
• Youth Programs
• Community Safety/Community Building
• Community Organizing
• Resident Services
• Housing Stabilization
• IDAs
• Mixed Use Development
• Green Building
• Community Facilities

MISSION
CPAH’s mission is to promote a healthy community through the development of permanent affordable housing, sustainable economic growth and community-based partnerships.

WHO WE SERVE
We currently serve more than 670 individuals of very modest means, from families to seniors, veterans and the disabled. Average household incomes range from $10,000 to $26,000 annually. Many households are transitioning from homelessness, substandard or over-crowded living conditions, and move in with support from our service partners. Rents at our apartment complexes are targeted to serve people earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, with many units servicing incomes at or below 30 percent of area median income ($20,350 annually for a family of four). Residents of CPAH housing are very culturally diverse, with about half of all residents belonging to a minority group. Just over 50 percent of families are single women with children.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Acquisition/renovation of three apartment complexes and four single-family rental homes in (168 units)
• Construction of four new apartment complexes (109 units)
• Successfully initiated policy incentives for affordable housing in Tigard (tax abatement, fee waivers, housing code)
• Strong, long-term partnerships with local schools, police, library, churches and service agencies
• Operate several collaboratives for youth and adults at CPAH sites, including After School and Summer Youth programs, parenting and recovery groups, site-based case management and housing stabilization programs, which have been recognized regionally
• Worked with local jurisdictions (Washington County and City of Beaverton) to create annual set-aside of CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funds for core resident services
• Completion of first “Green Communities” project in Oregon (Oleson Woods) which was featured in a national Urban Land Institute case study, as well as several national publications and periodicals for its innovative low-impact and green design features (including preservation of woodland habitat, and expansion of wetlands)
• Completion of 51-unit mixed use, senior housing development (The Watershed @ Hillsdale), which was certified LEED Silver and highlighted in several national publications and awards programs for its innovative green features and clean up of a brownfield site

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Current projects include The Knoll @ Tigard, a 48-unit senior housing complex now under construction in downtown Tigard.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT

Housing Development Center • Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Washington County Office of Community Development • Washington County Department of Housing Services • Enterprise • Neighborhood Partnerships • Key Bank • JP Morgan Chase • US Bank • Wells Fargo • NOAH • Community Action • City of Tigard • Tigard-Tualatin School District • LifeWorks • Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue • Lutheran Community Services (Hopespring) • Good Neighbor Center • Neighborhood House • Northwest Pilot Project • Veterans Administration • City of Beaverton • Beaverton School District

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Maggee Bond Resident Services
Linn Brillman Property & Asset Managers
Sheila Greenlaw-Fink Multi-Family Development
Dolan McCarter Fiscal Managers
Shannon Wilson Resident Services