257 SW Madison Avenue, Suite 113
Corvallis, OR  97333
(541) 752-7220
FAX: (541) 752-5037
www.w-nhs.org

AGENCY INFORMATION
Jim Moorefield, Executive Director   
Total Number of Staff: 12                   
Housing & Community Development Staff:  9           
Annual Operating Budget: $1,046,964
Total Cost of Development: $27,109,892
Area Served: Benton and Linn Counties               
Year Incorporated: 1991

Total Number of Units Developed: 215 (Rental-168; Homeownership-47)       
Total Number of Units Under Development: 256 (Rental-245; Homeownership-11)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Social Services
• Economic Development
• Micro-enterprise
• Homeownership Counseling
• IDAs
• Green Building
• Lending to Home Buyers
• Housing Rehab Loans

MISSION
Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services improves lives and strengthens communities through quality affordable housing, homeownership, economic opportunity, and community partnerships.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• A merger with Linn County Affordable Housing, the geographic expansion of WNHS, and the addition of a Linn County Housing Rehabilitation program.
• Over 600 families have been assisted with the purchase of their first home.
• A comprehensive approach to helping low-income families build assets through home ownership, financial literacy education, Individual Development Accounts, and Microenterprise development assistance.
• Forty percent of Linn-Benton MicroBusiness Program graduates have started or maintained a business and 25% have hired an employee.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• The preservation and acquisition of 126 units of affordable housing at 6 properties in 3 communities.
• 10 units of Permanent Supportive Housing in partnership with the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence.
• 58 units of workforce rental housing at two locations in Corvallis.
• 9 single family homes under a new Community Land Trust program.
• 51 unit Rural Development Preservation project in Sweet Home.
• The Linn-Benton MicroBusiness Program is establishing a business mentoring program in collaboration with the Corvallis Benton Chamber Coalition, Downtown Corvallis Association, Corvallis Independent Business Alliance, and the Small Business Development Center at Linn Benton Community College.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
NeighborWorks® America • NeighborWorks Capital Corporation • Neighborhood Housing Services of America • HUD • USDA Rural Development • Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Enterprise Community Partners •  Enterprise Community Investment • Meyer Memorial Trust • Community Development Law Center • City of Corvallis • Benton County • Linn County Housing Rehabilitation Partnership • Linn Benton Housing Authority • Network for Oregon Affordable Housing • Citizens Bank • OSU Federal Credit Union  •  Washington Mutual/Chase • US Bank • Umpqua Bank • Wells Fargo •  PNC Bank • Key Bank • Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Anna Balkema Homeownership Education & Counseling
Barbara Dallmann Fiscal Managers
Jodi Erickson Property & Asset Managers
Garrick Harmel Housing Development Coordinator
Jim Moorefield Multifamily Development
Brigetta Olson Homeownership Education & Counseling
Ken Smith Homeownership Education & Counseling