Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC)
Heather Beck is a dedicated professional with a diverse background in resident services, small business ownership, and volunteer work. Currently serving as a Resident Services Coordinator at Hacienda CDC since October 2022, Heather focuses on non-profit services related to education and affordable housing. As the owner of Heather's Home Services LLC, established in April 2020, Heather provides residential cleaning and organizing services. Additional roles include Guide Architect and travel guide writer for Wild Bum and Language Analyst for Metlang, where data analysis, translation, and transcription services were provided. Previous experience also encompasses work as a CNA, education assistant, and various volunteer positions with organizations like The Pixie Project and American Red Cross. Heather holds a Bachelor of Business Management from Western Governors University and has completed CNA training.
Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC)
Hacienda CDC is a Latino-led Community Development Corporation that strengthens families by providing affordable housing, homeownership support, economic advancement and educational opportunities. Hacienda CDC was formed in 1992 to provide necessary housing and supportive services in a low-income, predominantly Latino community. At that time, NE Portland’s Cully neighborhood was home to the largest Latino population in Oregon. From there, Hacienda has built housing communities on four vacant lots and renovated one run-down apartment complex – a former hotbed of drug activity and prostitution – in the Cully neighborhood, creating 325 units of community-centered affordable rental housing. Hacienda has also developed communities in North Portland and a farm worker development in Molalla, OR for a grand total of 381 housing units. We provide safe, stable homes for over 1600 individuals each year, and over half of those individuals are children. Hacienda has since expanded its reach, embracing a holistic approach to development and serving Latinos throughout Portland with programs in Community Economic Development, Homeownership Support, Financial Coaching and Youth & Family Support Services. We have grown to become Oregon’s largest Latino-led, Latino-serving housing organization and remain a trusted name in the Latino population. As Portland’s Latino population has grown rapidly, Hacienda continues building capacity to offer our bicultural services to Latinos and other low-income families throughout the Portland metropolitan area.