AGENCY INFORMATION

2303 SW First Street
Redmond, OR 97756
(541) 318-7506
www.neighborimpact.org

AGENCY INFORMATION

Laura Fritz, Housing Director
Total Number of Staff:  146 FTE. 30 PTE
Housing Staff:  12  FTE (Wx, rehab, counseling)
Annual Operating Budget: $14,000,000
Area Served: Central Oregon (Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties)
Year Incorporated: 1985

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED:

MISSION

NeighborImpact is dedicated to empowering individuals and families to succeed and become engaged citizens in the community.

WHO WE SERVE

Since 1985, NeighborImpact has been a leader in developing solutions and bringing resources to the region to address poverty issues. It offers a diverse array of services that not only meet basic human needs for food and shelter, but also enrich people’s lives by providing access to increased education, skills, and hope for the future.  NeighborImpact runs Head Start pre-kindergarten programs and a child care resources program; serves as the Food Bank for Central Oregon; offers weatherization and home rehabilitation services; runs emergency services programs such as energy and rental assistance and a shelter for homeless families; and provides a variety of educational and counseling programs. NeighborImpact is not a government agency, but a private nonprofit whose funding comes from federal, state and local sources; grants from private foundation; and donations from individuals and businesses.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Run the state’s mortgage payment assistance program for Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties (499 slots)
• Weatherized 144 units in the last fiscal year
• Provided rehabilitation loans to 16 households in the last fiscal year
• Launched a post purchase education workshop in the last fiscal year
• Partnered with Deschutes County to start a new rehabilitation loan program to address septic failures for households that could not qualify for our existing rehabilitation loan program

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Received a grant through OHCS to install solar panels on housing units for low income households. Approximately 84 households will benefit from the Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers grant when the project is completed by the end of March 2012.

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Laura Fritz Homeownership Education