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135 NE Dunn Place
PO Box 865
McMinnville, OR 97128
PH 503-883-4300
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The Housing Authority of Yamhill County administers a number of housing programs utilizing federal, state and /or local funds.

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program This program allows eligible families to find their own rental unit in the existing housing market. The family pays a portion of the rent and utilities (equal to 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income), and the Housing Authority pays the landlord the balance of the rent. The Authority has a contract with HUD, which provides funds for the Voucher program.

Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program The Family Self-Sufficiency Program is a voluntary program for residents of the Housing Authority's Voucher Program. It is designed to help families become financially independent of welfare systems and to become economically self-sufficient. FSS can help families identify and locate services they may need to reach self-sufficiency. The Housing Authority of Yamhill County opens an interest bearing escrow (savings) account for FSS Participants who are successful in finding and maintaining employment.

Farmworker Housing We currently own 54 housing units for farm worker families.

  • Fresa Park consists of 22 units built in 1992 located in Dayton (14 units), McMinnville (6 units) and Newberg (2 units). The Fresa Park Development was financed through a loan/grant package from the USDA - Rural Development.

  • Abbey Heights is a 32-unit housing development in Lafayette, which opened in July 1998. Abbey Heights was funded using tax credits and funding from the State of Oregon.

Family Housing We currently own or manage 243 family housing units.

  • Tice Park was opened in early 1994 as our first affordable housing development (households between 50-80 percent of median income). Located in McMinnville, this 88 unit apartment complex has 60 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom units. Tice Park was financed by our offering of revenue bonds.

  • Woodside Park was acquired in 1996 when we expanded our affordable housing inventory with the purchase of Silverado Inn in Newberg. Renamed Woodside Park, this complex provides 84 two bedroom units in Yamhill County's second largest city. Like Tice Park, this complex was financed through revenue bonds.

  • Haworth Terrace apartments in Newberg were acquired in 1999. This 38-unit apartment complex has 18 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom units. Using funds received from the State of Oregon, we were able to rehabilitate and maintain the affordable rent structure of Haworth Terrace.

  • Sunflower Park Apartments is a 33-unit multi-family apartment complex in McMinnville that was ready for occupancy on February 1, 2006. The project includes 6 apartments designated as "Transitional Housing" for persons moving out of the emergency housing shelter program run by YCAP, the local community action agency. There are a total of 15 2-bedroom apartments and 18 3-bedroom apartments, plus a large community center and other amenities. Funding for Sunflower Park comes through Oregon Housing & Community Services and includes Federal Housing Low Income Housing Tax Credits. As such it will be owned by a limited partnership, of which the Housing Authority will be one of the general partners. The Housing Authority manages the property.

Special Needs Housing. We currently own 42 units of special needs housing.

  • Bridges is a six-unit apartment complex in McMinnville for the chronically mentally ill that was built in 1999 through financing by a private mortgage and a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Bridges tenants are selected by the Yamhill County Mental Health Department and their staff provide support services for residents.

  • A combination of loans and grants from the State of Oregon financed Homeport, a 12 unit complex in McMinnville that provides affordable housing to developmentally disabled and chronically mentally ill individuals. The first residents moved in July of 1996.

  • Sunnyside Apartments is a fifteen-unit apartment complex that was completed in McMinnville in the spring of 2004 to provide housing for persons with serious and persistent mental illness. A combination of loans and grants from the State of Oregon helped to finance this property. The project is alcohol and drug-free, and the residents receive case management from the Yamhill County Mental Health Department.

  • Hendricks Place is an 8-unit apartment community for developmentally disabled individuals that was completed on July 1, 2005. All eight units are one-bedroom units and Hendricks Place is run in conjunction with support services oversight from Families United for Independent Living (FUFIL).

  • New Reflections is a 5-bedroom house constructed in 2009 for women with children enrolled in substance treatment with the Yamhill County Chemical Dependency Program.

Senior Housing. We currently own or manage 190 units of senior housing.

  • In 2002, we acquired Riverside Terrace in Sheridan. This 27-unit apartment complex has 14 one-bedroom apartments and 13 two-bedroom apartments. Using funds received from USDA-Rural Development and the State of Oregon, we were able to rehabilitate and maintain the affordable rent structure of Riverside Terrace. Units are rented to low-income families who are elderly or handicapped or disabled.

  • In May 2005, the Housing Authority purchased Vittoria Square Apartments, a 43-unit elderly and disabled complex in Newberg, as a preservation property in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development) and the Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services. The property receives a long-term subsidy from Rural Development. Vittoria Square has 38 units of 1-bedroom apartments and five 2-bedroom apartments. Vittoria Square has a community building with a large community space, an office and a laundry facility available to all residents.

  • In 2006, the Housing Authority purchased Palmer Creek Apartments, a 10-unit elderly and disabled complex in Dayton, as a preservation property in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development). The property receives a long-term subsidy from Rural Development.

  • In September 2008, the Housing Authority purchased Heritage Place Apartments, a 60-unit elderly complex in McMinnville, as an expiring use tax credit preservation property. The purchase was made through short-term conventional financing backed by the proceeds from the Low Rent Public Housing unit sales.

  • Village Quarter was completed in September 2008 and includes over 9400 square feet of retail and commercial space on 3rd street in historic downtown McMinnville and 50 apartments for senior citizens in the upper floors. Construction includes several environmentally friendly, "Green" features including rainwater harvesting for use in the building, a green roof as well as energy efficient HVAC and lighting systems. Funding for Village Quarter comes through Oregon Housing & Community Services and includes Federal Housing Low Income Housing Tax Credits. As such it will be owned by a limited partnership, of which the Housing Authority will be one of the general partners. The Housing Authority manages the property.

Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program This program is funded through Oregon Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to assist low-to moderate-income owner-occupied families in Yamhill County make repairs to their homes. Loans are zero percent (0%) deferred, or two percent (2%) installment, until property is sold, refinanced, use changes or income increases. As funds are made available, they are re-loaned to other eligible homeowners in our community. This program has been awarded thirteen grants and has been successfully administered since its establishment in 1980.

We take pride in the fact we are truly a helping agency. We try to deliver services in an environment, which respects the dignity of every person and minimizes the public institutional nature of the housing services we provide. It is our philosophy that housing is more than just a roof overhead. It is person-centered. It promotes general health and well-being and encourages participants to share in the responsibility for that health.

 

 

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