(formerly Portland Community Land Trust)

5288 N. Interstate Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 493-0293
www.proudground.org

AGENCY INFORMATION
Jesse Beason, Executive Director    
Total Number of Staff: 5.75                                                    
Annual Operating Budget: $560,000
Total Cost of Development: $20M     
Area Served: Greater Portland Area
Year Incorporated: 1999

Total Number of Units Developed: 100 (Homeownership)        
Total Number of Units Under Development: 65 (Homeownership)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Homeownership Counseling

MISSION
The Portland Community Land Trust (PCLT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to the long-term creation of opportunities for low and moderate income families to own their home at a price they can afford.  We work in partnership with nonprofit developers, market rate developers, and the public sector to connect resources, families and homes.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Over 110 families of low and moderate income bought their first home through PCLT.
• 100 homes of all shapes and sizes throughout Portland neighborhoods will be affordable forever through the work of PCLT and its many partners in development.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Ten single-family and duplex houses in Lents in partnership with Tom Walsh & Co. (under construction 2009)
• Eight condominium units at New Columbia with Orange Splot (under construction 2009)
• Fourteen courtyard housing units in Lents with an aim of LEED Gold designation

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
Albina Community Development Corporation  •  Bank of America  •  Catholic Campaign for Human Development  •  Clackamas Community Land Trust  •  Enterprise Community Partners  •  Habitat for Humanity  •  Hacienda CDC  •  Home Depot Foundation  •  HOST Development  •  Housing Authority of Portland  •  Housing Development Center  •  Institute for Community Economics  •  Meyer Memorial Trust  •  Northwest Housing Alternatives  •  OHCSD •  Orange Splot  •  Peninsula CDC  •  City of Portland – BHCD  •  Portland Development Commission  •  Portland Housing Center  •  Portland Youthbuilders  •  ROSE Community Development  •  Tom Walsh & Co.  •  Umpqua Bank  •  HUD  •  Walsh Construction  •  Wells Fargo Housing Foundation

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Lilia Alvarez Homeownership Education & Counseling
Jesse Beason Homeownership Development
Katie Ullrich Homeownership Education & Counseling