Who We Are
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 28,000 households.
Services include: financial education including credit
education 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
< Kevin Gillette,
Executive Director- Manages day-to-day operations, 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.
> Charlene Dahlen,
Deputy Director - Assists the Executive Director with administrative and
fundraising activities. To contact Charlene call 360-690-4496 x 100 or
e-mail charlene@homecen.org.
< Neal McKeever,
Program Manager - 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.
> Martha
Beck,
Financial Counselor - Provides bilingual (Spanish/English) budget, credit,
debt management and foreclosure prevention counseling services. To
contact Martha, call 360-690-4496 x 107 or e-mail
martha@homecen.org.
< Sharon Malpass,
Assistant Counselor - Provides day-to-day program and operations support,
counsels clients
and supervises volunteers. To contact Sharon, call 360-690-4496 x
104 or e-mail sharon@homecen.org.
>Patricia Edwards,
Office Manager - Handles client intake, scheduling, and maintains office services. To
contact Patricia, call 360-690-4496 x 105 or e-mail
patricia@homecen.org.
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