1. ESPERANZA
One ORFH Success Story

2. Who is ORFH?

3. PATEROS

5. One Town’s Need
Grant County: Over 1,500 farms that produce over $1.76 billion in agriculture products annually
Over half the households in Mattawa have income of less than $35,000 per year and 33% have less than $25,000 per year
Significant overcrowding
Tremendous need
No other affordable capital

6. Finding Solutions
Cargo containers were converted into temporary housing to serve Mattawa’s farmworker housing need
Cargo containers: Not a long term solution; Reaching their limit of usefulness

7. A Better Solution
ORFH secured nearly $3 million from USDA Rural Development Section 514 & 516 farmworker housing programs
ORFH also secured over $1 million in additional funding from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund

8. Esperanza
Esperanza, consists of four 2-story buildings; 16 units in Phase 1
Each building contains four units each having two bedrooms

9. Esperanza Laundry building onsite The project totaling 25,300 SF
Esperanza is seasonally occupied from March through November
Laundry building onsite
The project totaling 25,300 SF

10. Esperanza Serves low-income, seasonal farmworkers
In 2016, assisted over 100 households during the season

11. Thank you! For additional information please contact:
Marty Miller, Executive Director
Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing
1400 Summitview Ave., #203
Yakima, WA 98902
Ph: (509)