Find your home. Discover your purpose.
Evolve is a nonprofit organization specializing in affordable housing management and career development in Oregon.
We assist families in finding access to safe, stable, affordable housing and help workers feel at home in their careers.
Evolve's Mission is to improve communities historically oppressed by housing and labor industries through culturally specific workforce development and community-centered affordable housing management services.
Our Vision is to create more stable & equitable living and working conditions for all Oregonians.
Our Values are respect, integrity, openness, creativity, and forgiveness.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
CAREER COACHING.
FAIR HOUSING & WORKER’S RIGHTS.
RESUME DEVELOPMENT & SKILL BUILDING.
EDUCATIONAL REFERRALS.
PEER LEARNING.
Group Learning: T.E.A.C.H. Program
Our T.E.A.C.H. program (Training for Equity & Accountability in Community Housing) offers free interactive workshops to prepare workers for jobs in the community affordable housing management industry and related fields. Our workshops prepare you for the skills needed to start or expand your career as the affordable housing industry grows.
The T.E.A.C.H. program:
Is bilingual (English & Spanish) and available in person or remotely online through Zoom.
Develops soft & technical skills for working across the complex themes of housing and asset management.
Occurs 2 times per year for 8 weeks.
Can be paired with our 1-on-1 career coaching to increase the likelihood of job placement.
1-on-1 Career Coaching
Our advising team and community partners are ready to support you in resume writing, cover letter development, job interview preparation, job search, and more. In partnership, we provide individualized guidance focused on job stability and financial security that meets your needs, interests, and skill set.
Our 1-on-1 Coaching:
Is bilingual (English & Spanish) and available in person or remotely online through Zoom.
Supports career mapping, resume development, interview practice, wage negotiation, and more.
Is open for enrollment, just fill out our intake.
Is a free nonprofit community initiative supported by our area partners & funders.
Affordable Housing Management
Are you Seeking Affordable Housing in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley?
We help individuals and families locate, qualify for, move into, and care for available affordable housing in the community properties we manage in Woodburn, Salem, Stayton, Submility, Independence, Silverton, and Lebanon, Oregon.
We manage housing that focuses on workforce families, low-income residents, agricultural workers, and seniors. Our housing has supportive services and a team that cares about community wellbeing. Our housing has income qualifications and our community managers are trained in fair housing from lease-up to renewal. We are here to help you, your family, or someone you know seek affordable housing in the 475 units we currently manage.
Hoping to find a bilingual affordable housing management partner?
We work with nonprofit affordable housing developers and culturally specific organizations to ensure that the opportunities that residents have living in the housing that we manage are as safe and supportive as the housing itself.
Consider us an extension of the existing resident services and programs to meet the community's needs within affordable housing. Our staff are bilingual, multicultural, and trained in the complexities of affordable housing management. Nonprofit housing developer, FHDC, formed us to build prosperity for communities that have been historically and systemically oppressed. If our values and needs in housing align, consider us your partner.
