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