1135 SE Salmon
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 231-0682
FAX: (503) 236-3429
www.reachcdc.org

AGENCY INFORMATION
Dee Walsh, Executive Director               
Total Number of Staff: 87            
Housing & Community Development Staff:  3

Sally Painter

Annual Operating Budget: $10,000,000   
Total Cost of Development: $78,000,000+
Area Served: Portland metro area
Year Incorporated: 1982

Total number of people housed (as of end of 2010): 1,600
Total Number of Units Developed: 1,426 (Rental-1,398; Homeownership-28)        Total Number of Units Under Development: 236  (Rental-209; Homeownership-27)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Social Services
• Resident Services
• Youth Programs
• Workforce Development
• IDAs
• Community Facilities
• Mixed Use Development
• Green Building

MISSION
A healthy community begins at home. REACH provides quality affordable housing and opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to thrive.

WHO WE SERVE
REACH serves families and individuals, the majority of whom earn less than 30% of the area median income. REACH residents include the working poor, people living with disabilities, families and seniors.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Development of 1,426 units of affordable housing, including 9 buildings for people with special needs: the elderly, formerly homeless, and adults with developmental disabilities; and 28 units for first-time homebuyers.
• Preservation of 375 units of existing rental housing in jeopardy of losing its affordability.
• In-house management of property management and maintenance.
• Incorporation of green building practices.
• Creation of Financial Education Trio for adults, and Youth$ave, a financial literacy and matched-savings program.
• Creation of Community Builders Program, which provides free home repairs for senior and disabled homeowners, in Portland.
• Completion of three “Target Area Improvement Plans” for housing, business district and community development improvements, in neighborhoods over a multi-year period.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• 1 mixed-income condominium property.
• 1 mixed-income, mixed-use rental property.
• Renovation of two Section 202 properties.
• Upgrading of entire portfolio with energy-saving retrofits.
• Community Builders program, providing home repairs for about 200 senior and disabled homeowners each year.
• An array of resident services programs, including Youth$ave, Budget, Buy and Save, and an IDA program.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
Bank of America Foundation • Bank of the West • City of Portland • Combined Federal Campaign • Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. – National Headquarters • Grainger Foundation •John Gray • Home Depot Foundation • HSBC Bank USA • JP Morgan Chase Foundation • Juan Young Trust • Key Foundation • King Charitable Foundation • Lamb Baldwin Foundation • LMC Construction • McMenamins • MetLife Foundation • METRO • Meyer Memorial Trust • Milgard Manufacturing • Nagler Charitable Partners • Oregon Community Foundation • Oregon Jewish Community Foundation • Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe Foundation • R. H. Parker/United Foundation • Robert Brady Charitable Trust • The Oregonian Publishing Company • United Way of the Columbia-Willamette • US Bancorp Foundation – Portland • Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program • Vida • Volunteers of America • Walsh Construction • Wayne and Joan Kingsley • Wells Fargo Community Group • Wells Fargo Foundation • Joseph E. Weston Foundation

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Brian Bieler Property & Asset Managers
Debbie Lowder Resident Services
Joan Cook Fiscal Managers
Michelle Haynes Multi-Family Development