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:  10
Annual Operating Budget: $1,221,882
Total Cost of Development:  : $37,918,166
Area Served: Benton and Linn Counties               
Year Incorporated: 1991

Total number of people housed (total persons in households as of Nov. 30, 2010): 835

Total Number of Units Developed: 334 (Rental-285; Homeownership-49)       
Total Number of Units Under Development: 118 (Rental-111; Homeownership-7)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

• Social Services
• Resident Services
• Micro-enterprise
• Homeownership Counseling (prepurchase & foreclosure)
• IDAs
• Green Building

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

WHO WE SERVE
WNHS serves the full range of people in need of affordable housing and supportive services: hardworking families that struggle to both pay the rent and feed their children; seniors and people with disabilities living on extremely low, fixed incomes; and homeless people who are transitioning from shelters and working to rebuild their lives. Over half the people we house are children and seniors! WNHS also provides services that help people work towards a better future: our NeighborWorks^Ò HomeOwnership Center helps families buy their first home; Housing Rehab Loans help seniors and other low-income homeowners keep their home in good repair; and Financial Literacy services help participants learn to manage money and credit.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• The new construction or acquisition/rehab of 285 housing units at 15 properties in three communities, and 49 homeownership units at three properties in Corvallis.
• Developing a comprehensive approach to helping low-income families build assets through home ownership, financial literacy education, Individual Development Accounts, and microenterprise development assistance.
• Graduating over 2,126 households from Home Buyer Education and helping over 782 families buy their first home over the past 11 years.
• A commitment to leadership development through staff participation in Achieving Excellence, LEAD ON, and the Housing Development Center’s Asset Management and Portfolio Preservation Program.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• The new construction of 49 affordable,  housing units in Corvallis, including 10 units of Permanent Supportive Housing for survivors of domestic violence.
• 7 single family homes to be sold through our Community Land Trust program.
• The preservation of a 50 unit  housing property.
• The start-up of a new online Homebuyer Education Program in cooperation with four other homeownership programs in Oregon.

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT

NeighborWorks® America • NeighborWorks Capital • HUD • USDA Rural Development • Oregon Housing and Community Services Department • Enterprise Community Partners •  Enterprise Community Investment • Meyer Memorial Trust • Spirit Mountain Community Fund • Collins Foundation • Community Development Law Center • City of Corvallis • Benton County • Linn Benton Housing Authority • Network for Oregon Affordable Housing • Citizens Bank • OSU Federal Credit Union • JP Morgan Chase • US Bank • Umpqua Bank • Wells Fargo • Key Bank • Bank of America • 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
Kym O’Hare kym.ohare@w-nhs.org Homeownership Education & Counseling
Larina Warnock  larina.warnock@w-nhs.org Resident Services