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