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: 94
Housing & Community Development Staff:  9

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 (total persons in households as of Nov. 30, 2011): 1,750
Total Number of Units Developed: 1,426 (Rental-

1,398; Homeownership-28)
Total Number of Units Under Development: 447  (all rental)

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 three additional properties (total of 157 units) in jeopardy of losing their affordability.
• Achieved average 97% occupancy rate during the year.
• Incorporation of green building practices.
• Creation of Financial Education trio of educational courses for adults; and Youth$ave, a financial literacy and matched-savings program for kids living in REACH housing.Creation of Community Builders Program, which provides free home repairs for senior and disabled homeowners, in Portland.  Completed 1,523 free repairs in 2010.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• 1 new construction mixed-use with commercial space (209 units, 42 for veterans).
• 1 new construction mixed-use with commercial space – joint venture (127 units) workforce housing
• 1 new construction (phase 1) 60 units of workforce housing
• Renovation of two Section 202 properties.
• Upgrading of entire portfolio with energy-saving retrofits.
• Several re-financing projects within our existing portfolio
• Implementation of federal Healthy Homes grant
• An array of resident services programs, including Youth$ave, Budget, Buy and Save, and an IDA program.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT

Advantis Credit Union * Alder Geotechnical Services * Bank of America Foundation • Bank of the West * Banner Bank * Collins Foundation * Combined Federal Campaign * Enterprise Community Investment * Grainger Foundation * HSBC Bank USA * Hunter-Davisson, Inc. * John Gray Charitable Fund * Holst Architecture * Home Depot Foundation * Jackson Foundation * JP Morgan Chase Foundation * Kantor, Taylor, Nelson, Boyd & Evatt * Key Foundation * Lamb Baldwin Foundation * LMC Construction * McMenamins * Meyer Memorial Trust * Milgard Manufacturing * Next Adventure * Network for Oregon Affordable Housing * NW Natural * OnPoint Community Credit Union * Peninsula Plumbing * Princeton Property Management * Providence Health & Services * Racine Property Services * R.H. Parker/United Foundation * Oregon Community Foundation * The Oregonian Publishing Company * Portland Housing Bureau * Portland Women’s Foundation * Robert Brady Charitable Trust * Union Pacific Foundation * United Way of the Columbia Willamette * Wells Fargo Community Group * US Bancorp Foundation * Joseph E. Weston Public 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