Hacienda Community Development Corporation

Youth and family services: hacienda's youth and family services department provides educational and social support to children and parents. The programs they devliered are designed to promote healthy and vibrant parent-chlid relationships, help children reach their full potential and give parents the tools to support their child's educational and emotional development. Hacienda's bilingual and bicultural staff, in collaboration with other culturally specfic community partners, administer all youth and family support programs which include:expresiones, hacienda's afterschool and summer program which serves youth grades k-8.ninos, hacienda's early childhood education program, serves latino children throughout multnomah county with home visiting, educational workshops and parenting support groups.sun youth advocacy provides culturally appropriate support to at-risk latino middle-schoolers at george and beaumont middle schools.arrob@s, a new program launched in 2020, is focused on advancing stem education, digital literacy and workforce readiness for middle and high school students and adults.resident services program offers ongoing support to residents to ensure their housing stability with resources such as rent, utility and transportation assistance and builds connections to resources and the community.

Economic opportunity: started in 2006, the economic opportunity program forms a central piece of hacienda's strategy to help families build and protect their assets and financial security.economic opportunity includes two major programs:homeownership: hacienda is a hud-approved housing counseling program with a team of certified counselors. Hacienda staff provide financial coachingand work with families one-on-one to assist them in making the best financial choices for their household. The homeownership program includes:the camino a casa/pre-purchase program prepares prospective homebuyers for owning a first home. Clients work with hacienda's financial coaches and hud-certified housing counselors throughout the entirety of the home-buying process. In addition to mortgage-readiness and financial fitness workshops, they provide several opportunities for down-payment assistance. Clients are assisted with opening individual development accounts (ida's) which provide 5-1 matching dollars for down payments, small business, vehicle purchase and retirement.the default intervention program provides support to homeowners at risk of foreclosure. Hacienda's certified housing counselors work with those struggling financially to identify and explore all available options based on their specific situations. Services are free of charge.hacienda's mercado empresarios supports entrepreneurs through personalizedtechnical assistance to launch and scale their businesses, focusing on women-, minority- and immigrant-owned businesses. Hacienda's bilingual/bicultural business advisors provide one-on-one technical assistance, host spanish-language small business bootcamps, a monthly networking seminar and a variety of events and sales opportunities for entrepreneurs. Hacienda's mercado empresarios program is a critical part of the bipoc entrepreneurial landscape in the region, and hacienda is an active partner in portland's inclusive business resource network.hacienda's commitment to small businesses and entrepreneurism is also highlighted in their commercial property portland mercado, with 18 on-site businesses and a sliding-scale commercial kitchen. Portland mercado has become a thriving hub for cultural events, food, and entrepreneurism. Hacienda activates the space through hosting and supporting on-site events.