Polk Community Development Corporation
PO BOX 33
657 SW Main Street
Dallas, OR 97338
(503) 831-3173
FAX: (503) 831-3188
www.polkcdc.org
AGENCY INFORMATION
Rita Grady, Executive Director
Total Number of Staff: 8 (6.50 FTE)
Housing & Community Development Staff: 3
Annual Operating Budget: $444,605
Total Cost of Development: $15,447,021
Area Served: Polk County
Year Incorporated: 1989
Total Number of Units Developed: 158 (Rental-136; Homeownership-22)
Total Number of Units Under Development: 35 (Rental-35; Homeownership-0)
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED
- Social Services
- Youth Programs
- Economic Development
- Micro-enterprise
- Homeownership Counseling
- IDAs
- Lease-to-Own Development
- Support Housing Development for Special Needs
- LIHTC Multi-Family Development
MISSION
Polk CDC is committed to serving the needs of low- and moderate-income people for community economic development and community self-help within Polk County, Oregon, including the provision of quality and service-enriched affordable housing.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed 22 lease-to-own houses – 16 sold to low-income families (on-going program)
- Developed 5 group homes serving 25 disabled citizens (on-going program)
- Developed 32 units of affordable rental housing, both single family and multifamily (1990-1995)
- Management of Carol Hensley Memorial Children’s Fund (on-going program)
- Acquired a 12-unit Section 515 preservation property for elderly and disabled persons
- Developed 40 units of LIHTC/HOME funded multi-family housing in Dallas (Woodbridge Meadow)
- Developed 36 units of LIHTC/HOME funded multi-family housing in Dallas (Rickreall Creek Townhomes)
- Developed 6 units of supported housing for persons with persistent, chronic mental illness (Hillside Villa).
- Developed 5 units of supported housing for young adults with early diagnosed mental illness (EAST Place).
- Administers a county-wide Housing Rehabilitation Program for homeowner, rental and commercial properties.
- Identified as Polk Regional Housing Center in partnership with Yamhill County Affordable Housing Corporation, Housing Authority of Yamhill County, and West Valley Housing Authority in Polk County.
- Partner in collaborative to establish Valley IDA Program (VIDA)
- Partner in collaboration to establish the MERIT micro-enterprise program serving Polk, Yamhill and Marion counties.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Predevelopment of 20 units of multi-family affordable housing in Dallas.
- Predevelopment of 5 units of supported housing for single parents in recovery with children (Jen’s Place).
- Development of single-family lease-to-own and rental homes with transitioning of tenants and general low-income families into homeownership, Polk CDC LTO or open market.
- Ongoing program of single family and commercial rehabilitation projects in 5 municipalities
- Ongoing participation in collaborative partnership for VIDA and MERIT programs in multiple counties and other self-sufficiency programs delivered to residents.
- Land Banking for future development.
PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Wells Fargo Bank • Bank of America • CONSALL • West Coast Bank • National Equity Fund (NEF) • Washington Mutual • Citizens Bank • Cities of Dallas, Independence, Falls City, Monmouth • Enterprise Social Investment Corporation (ESIC) • Federal Home Loan Bank • Pioneer Trust Bank • Polk County Board of Commissioners • US Bancorp • The Enterprise Community • Neighborhood Partnership Fund • VIDA Program • Albany Partnership for Housing and Community Development • Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services • Farmworker Housing Development Corporation • Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation • Linn Benton Housing Authority • Geller Silvis and Associates • Miller Nash • Innovative Architecture • Bergsund Delaney Architecture • St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County • CASA of Oregon • Metro Affordable Housing • Meili Construction • West Valley Housing Authority • Salem Keizer CDC • Chemeketa Small Business Development Center • Safeway Stores, Inc. • Wal-Mart, Inc. • Catholic Community Charities • AmeriCorps • Oregon Microenterprise Network • Andrews Architecture • OSU Federal Credit Union • Citizens Bank • OSU Extension Service • Housing Authority of Yamhill County • Cursor Control Inc. • Andrew Architects • Oregon ON • Rex Price Architecture LLC • Shetterly Irick & Ozias
STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Jamie Arnett Property & Asset Managers
Diana Cvitanovich Multi-Family Development
Celina Davila Homeownership Education & Counseling
Jean Lyell Financial Managers
Kelly Casey Homeownership Education & Counseling
Justin Wolf Multi-Family Development
Rita Grady Multi-Family Development
