Sally Painter

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: 77               
Housing & Community Development Staff:  3       
Annual Operating Budget: $9,500.000   
Total Cost of Development: $78,000,000
Area Served: 3 Portland metro area counties         
Year Incorporated: 1982

Total Number of Units Developed: 1,356 (Rental-1,328; Homeownership-28)             
Total Number of Units Under Development: 175 (Rental-148; Homeownership-27)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Social Services
• Youth Programs
• Workforce Development
• Community Safety
• Community Organizing
• IDAs
• 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.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Development of 1,346 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 for youth. Both are financial literacy and matched-savings programs.
• 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 project.
• 3 affordable housing preservation projects.
• 1 Section 202 project.
• Upgrading of entire portfolio with energy-saving retrofits.
• Youth$ave graduated 22 youth who saved $3,623. Twenty-two adults enrolled in the Adult IDA program, saving for purchase of a home, secondary education or starting a small business.
• Community Builders Program is gearing up for the 20th annual Paint & Repair-a-thon. Added two new multi-day events in the spring and fall to leverage volunteer labor and donations for home repairs. Nearly 30 homeowners received over 120 lasting repairs with the help of volunteers and donations totaling nearly $12,000.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
Advantis Credit Union • Autzen Foundation • Bank of America Foundation •  Belfour Property Restoration • BHCD •  Combined Federal Campaign •  Enterprise Community Partners •  Home Depot Foundation •  Jackson Foundation • Juan Young Trust •  Key •  King Charitable Foundation •  Lamb Baldwin Foundation •  LWO •  McMenamins •  Meyer Memorial Trust •  METRO •  Neighborhood Partnership Fund •  Oregon Community Foundation •  Opus NW •  Piper Jaffrey Foundation •  PDC •  R.H. Parker/United Foundation •  Robert Brady Charitable Trust •  Starbucks •  United Way of the Columbia-Willamette •  US Bancorp Foundation •  Vanguard Charities •  Chase/Wamu •  Walsh Construction •  Joseph E. Weston Foundation •  and many more

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Brian Bieler Property & Asset Managers
Terry Brown Resident Services
Joan Cook Fiscal Managers
Michelle Haynes Multi-Family Development
Debbie Lowder Resident Services
Matt Moor Resident Services
Riad Sahli Multi-Family Development
Hazel Schnider Resident Services
Julie Wang Homeownership Education & Counseling
Jessica Woodruff Multi-Family Development
Peter Blanchard Resident Services
Kay Hutchinson Resident Services