Exciting news from the Oregon IDA Initiative

Neighborhood Partnerships (NP) and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced awards last week totaling $1.2 million to advance the work of the Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative. These awards will deepen the reach of the Initiative into Oregon’s most underserved communities, and will foster exciting and promising new collaborative efforts. The awards were the product of […]

Maria Sandoval

The Oregon IDA Initiative allowed Maria Sandoval to graduate from Linfield College with minimal debt and freedom to live out her passion – working with students to ensure they also have the opportunity to pursue higher education.

Shelly Campbell

The Oregon IDA Initiative provided Shelly Campbell the perfect opportunity to grow her strong home daycare business in her Salem community, Shelly’s Kids.

Sarah Atkins

Thanks in part to the Oregon IDA Initiative, Sarah was able to purchase most of the machinery and tools to get her custom-made leather accessory line off the ground.

Dairen Olvera

Dairen Olvera completed her degree from Rogue Community College with the support of the Oregon IDA Initiative and other organizations in Southern Oregon.

Chris Brothers

Ten Southern Oregon families have a safe, new, and affordable place to call home due in part to the Oregon IDA Initiative. Chris Brothers and her daughter are one of those families.

Bob and Tami Fisher

With the investment and support of the Oregon IDA Initiative, Bob and Tami’s family have achieved their dream of owning a home in Salem, OR.

Oregon IDA Initiative releases latest evaluation report

The Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative is pleased to release the latest evaluation of our efforts.  The evaluation, conducted by Portland State University’s Regional Research Institute shows a continued track record of success and long term financial behavior changes by participants. Since 2008, over 1,775 individuals have successfully graduated from the Initiative and more […]