Bienestar
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Employment
- Homeless & Housing
Location
220 SE 12th Avenue, Suite A-100Hillsboro, OR 97123 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Bienestar builds housing, hope and futures for the well-being of working families and seniors.
Description
Bienestar is a 35-year-old nonprofit community development corporation providing affordable housing and resident services to agricultural workers and other low-income families in Washington County. Bienestar owns 12 apartment properties and serves more than 2,000 individuals, about 93% of whom are Latino. In addition, Bienestar has built and sold five lease-to-own homes to farmworker families.
Through our on-site Community Rooms, Bienestar offers free resident services programs, including educational youth and adult programs. These include MpowR Club, financial literacy programs, ESL classes, GED classes, Education Navigation, Summer Lunch and Fun, Explorador Camp, Individualized Development Accounts and more.