The Community Housing Resource Center provides education and counseling services to individuals and families in Southwest Washington and throughout the Portland metro area in Oregon.  In the past 15 years, the Center has worked with over 25,000 households.

Services include:  financial education and credit repair and financial management counseling, first-time homebuyer counseling, certified homebuyer education classes, assistance with applications for special first-time homebuyer loans and closing cost assistance for qualified buyers, a Lease Purchase homeownership program and long-term preparation to become first-time homeowners.  Other services include mortgage default prevention counseling and assistance to senior citizens to safely use home equity as a means to supplement their incomes through reverse mortgages.

Budget, credit, debt management and foreclosure prevention counseling services are available in both Spanish and English.

The Center provides its services to all community residents and families, the majority of those who receive services are of low to moderate income.

Our Staff

< Teri Duffy, Executive Director - Manages day-to-day operations, leads fundraising efforts and develops and implements the long-term organizational vision in coordination with the Board of Directors. To contact Teri, call 360-690-4496 x 100 or e-mail teri@homecen.org.

> Kevin Gillette, Program Manager - Provides homeownership, budget, credit, debt management and foreclosure prevention counseling services. Teaches classes and orientations.  To contact Kevin, call 360-690-4496, x 101 or e-mail kevin@homecen.org.

< Neal McKeever, Financial Counselor - Provides bilingual (Spanish/English) budget, credit, debt management and foreclosure prevention counseling services.  To contact Neal, call 360-690-4496 x 102 or e-mail neal@homecen.org.

> Sharon Malpass, Program Assistant / Office Manager - Provides day-to-day program and operations support and supervises volunteers.  To contact Sharon, call 360-690-4496 x 104 or e-mail sharon@homecen.org.

< Daniel Couch, Grants and Events Manager - Assists the Executive Director with administrative and fundraising activities.  To contact Daniel, call 360-690-4496 x 107 or e-mail daniel@homecen.org.