About Us

  Awards
  Board
  History
  Mission

 

 Services

  Research
  Technical Assistance
   

 

 Investing

  Tax Credits

 

 Projects

  Community Facilities
  Homeownership
  Housing      Developments
  Single Family
  Rehabilitation

 

 Programs

  CDFI
  Conference
  IDAs
 

I'M HOME

  Scholarship
  Other

 

 Funders

  Other

 

 

 

 

Links:

Farmworker Housing Development

  & Finance Manual

 

By

Oregon Housing & Community Services

 

 

 

  

 

                      

 

 

 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

In January 2000, the US Treasury certified CASA a Community Development Financial Institution. CASA subsequently received a $505,000 award from the Treasury to help fund its CDFI. The award supplements a small pool of predevelopment dollars CASA loans to affordable housing and community facilities projects throughout the rural Northwest.

Developers and sponsors of affordable housing and community facilities projects can apply for up to $200,000 in predevelopment financing. The funds can be used for such costs as architectural and engineering fees, legal fees, environmental impact studies, appraisals and land acquisition. Funds will be loaned to eligible borrowers at 5% interest per annum with no fees.

To date, CASA’s predevelopment loan fund, has contributed to the construction of more than 500 units of farmworker housing, leveraging over $30 million in private and public funds.

CASA’s future CDFI goals include; growing our pool of loan funds, and increasing our lending capacity in order to expand the type of lending products we have in our portfolio. Construction financing and homeownership loans are two examples of the type

Resident Services Directory
This is a directory that consists of services available to farmworker families living in our projects. To go to our directory click here.

Valley Individual Development Accounts (VIDA)

VIDA is a collaborative among nineteen organizations in or near the Willamette Valley of Oregon.  VIDA is committed to serve and help help develop wealth through Individual Development Accounts (IDA's).  This program gives the opportunity to grow financially and to begin accumulating assets.  click here for more information .

 

2212 East First Street • Newberg, Oregon 97132-2904 • Phone: 503.537.0319 • Fax: 503.537.0558