Headwaters

Annie Ross House

2316 SE Willard Street
Milwaukie, OR 97222
(503) 654-1007
FAX: (503) 654-1319
www.nwhousing.org

AGENCY INFORMATION
Martha McLennan, Executive Director               
Total Number of Staff: 20                         
Housing & Community Development Staff:  4
Annual Operating Budget: $2,847,095     
Total Cost of Development: $88,200,000
Area Served: Oregon
Year Incorporated: 1982

Total Number of Units Developed: 1,750 (Rental-1,750; Homeownership-0)
Total Number of Units in Current Portfolio: 1,487 (Rental-1,487; Homeownership-0)      
Total Number of Units Under Development: 424 (Rental-424; Homeownership-0)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Social Services
• Youth Programs
• Green Building
• Core Resident Services include eviction prevention, information and referral, community building.  Services to families experiencing homelessness include eviction prevention, information and referral, access to entitlement programs, career development, and children’s services.

MISSION
Northwest Housing Alternatives creates opportunity through housing.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• NHA currently provides affordable homes – and new opportunities – for more than 2,300 people in 16 Oregon counties.
• Annie Ross House opened in 1986 to help families with children transition out of homelessness
• NHA’s portfolio includes many units for people with special needs, including:

……….o 55 care homes throughout Oregon for adults with developmental disabilities
……….o Independent and supported housing for mental health consumers
……….o A group home for people living with HIV and AIDS
……….o A shared home for women in recovery

• NHA’s development staff has built expertise in mixed finance projects, blending HUD 202 and 811 grants with Low Income Housing Tax Credits

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Charleston:  52 one-bedroom apartments in Wilsonville; new construction
• Oakridge Park:  45 senior apartments in Lake Oswego; new construction
• Creekside Woods:  84-unit senior community in Wilsonville; new construction
• Seneca Terrace:  32 two-bedroom multi-family community in Milwaukie; acquisition and rehab
• Upshur House:  30-unit multi-family community in NW Portland; acquisition and rehab
• Roselyn Apartments:  31 apartments for seniors in NW Portland; acquisition and rehab
• Quimby Apartments:  52 apartments in Bend for seniors and people with disabilities; acquisition & rehab
• Spring Street Apartments:  52 senior apartments in Medford; acquisition and rehab
• Cottonwood I:  22 one-bedroom apartments for families in Hermiston; acquisition and rehab
• Cottonwood II:   24 senior apartments in Hermiston; acquisition and rehab

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
City of Portland Bureau of Housing and Community Development  •  City of Wilsonville  •  Clackamas County Community Development  •  Clackamas County Social Services  •  Enterprise Community Partners   • Key Bank  •  National Equity Fund  •  Neighborhood Partnership Fund  •  Network for Oregon Affordable Housing  •  Oregon Addictions and Mental Health  •  Oregon Housing and Community Services Department •  Portland Development Commission   •  Technical Assistance for Community Services (TACS)  •  Tom Walsh and Co.  •  US Department of Housing & Urban Development  •  US Bank  •  Wells Fargo Bank

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Ashley Blake Resident Services
Mandy Byrd Multi-Family Development
Devin Culbertson Multi-Family Development
Tam Gardner Fiscal Managers
Joe Gillock Property & Asset Managers
Ray Hackworth Property & Asset Managers
Kate Kealy Resident Services
Caroline Knueppel Resident Services
Martha McLennan Multi-Family Development
Stephen McMurtrey Multi-Family Development
Maggie Palumbo Property & Asset Managers
Jonathan Trutt Multi-Family Development