Hacienda CDC
5136 NE 42nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97218
(503) 595-2111
FAX: (503) 595-2116
www.haciendacdc.org
AGENCY INFORMATION
Pietro Ferrari, Executive Director
Suzanne Geary, Economic Development & Asset Building Director
Total Number of Staff: 20
Total Number of Housing Staff:
Annual Operating Budget: $1,200,000
Total Cost of Development: varies
Area Served: Multnomah, Clackamas and Clark (WA) counties
Year of Incorporation: 1992
Total Number of Units Developed: 383 (Rental-380; Homeownership Placements-46; Homeownership-3, with PCLT)
Total Number of Units under Development: 193 (Rental-193; Homeownership Counseling-160)
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED
- Social Services
- Child Care
- Youth Programs
- Workforce Development
- Community Safety
- Economic Development
- Community Organizing
- Micro-enterprise
- Homeownership Counseling
- IDA’s
- Bilingual Adult Education
- Mixed Use Development
- Green Building
- Community Facilities
- Health
- Education
- Civic Engagement
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed over 380 dignified, affordable units of workforce housing with culturally-specific supportive services for immigrants, refuges and general low income families.
- Developed Baltazar F. Ortiz Community Center that hosts a primary healthcare clinic, family resource services, community police contact office, commercial kitchen and community room space to serve NE Portland’s Cully neighborhood
- Established, incubated and spun off the Hacienda Community Credit Union (now Point West Credit Union) and Verde, a native plant nursery.
- Lead sponsor of the annual Latino Home Buying Fair, with average attendance of 600
- First LEED-certified multi-family housing project in West Coast
- Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Award – Class 2004
- Hacienda CDC is a HUD-certified Homeownership Counseling and Foreclosure Prevention agency. Currently, working with 32 active cases and have saved 12 homes.
- Awards: National Development Council, First Place for Rural Development, Plaza Los Robles, Molalla, OR, conferred in Spring 2009 in Washington DC.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Preservation and development of affordable rental housing
- Camino a Casa – Pathways to Homeownership: bilingual pre and post purchase homebuyer education, counseling and foreclosure prevention
- Expresiones: after-school programs for elementary and middle-school youth residents
- Exploradores: environmental awareness and education for school age children
- Micro Mercantes: micro enterprise development, incubation, training and technical assistance
- Portland Niños: early childhood nutrition, home safety, dental care classes and parental involvement
- Plaza Comunitaria: Spanish to English adult literacy education, GED and workforce readiness
- Emergency Preparedness: community response agency for pandemics and natural disasters
- Vive Activa: health promotion through fitness, nutrition and education for teens and adults
PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
US Housing & Urban Development – Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Multnomah County – City of Portland – Portland Development Commission • Homestead Capital • Enterprise Communities • MMA Investments • USDA Rural Development • Energy Trust – several private sector banks and lending institutions.
STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Catherine Kes Multi-Family Development
Omar Martinez Homeownership
Rebeca Reyes Resident Services
Valentina Smith Resident Services
Tanya Stagray Property & Asset Managers
Tanya Wolfersperger Community Building
Pietro Ferrari Portland Policy Council
