Portland Housing Center

Mission

Everyone deserves access to homeownership. Portland Housing Center makes it possible through quality education, counseling, and financial services. 🏡

Bottom Line for Portland

Portland Housing Center helps families build stability and generational wealth through homeownership. 🌱 By providing education, counseling, and affordable lending options, we empower first-time homebuyers, especially those facing historic barriers, to achieve lasting housing security and strengthen Oregon’s neighborhoods for generations to come. 💪🏽

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“Portland Housing Center helped me see that homeownership wasn't just for other people, it was possible for me too. Now I have a place that's truly mine." - Minyana

Partner(s)

Windermere Realty is partnering with Portland Housing Center by hosting our Give!Guide community event at their office, helping us bring neighbors together to celebrate generosity and open more doors to homeownership. 🖤

Columbia Bank is matching the donations made to our Give!Guide campaign during the month of December, up to $5,000! 💸

We're also excited to amplify the missions of our nonprofit partners!

Taking Ownership PDX (event co-host): A community-based nonprofit providing free repairs to Black-owned homes and businesses to combat gentrification. 

Impact NW: We are focused on long-term solutions to addressing the housing crisis - we do that by keeping people housed. 

Proud Ground: Our mission is to create permanently affordable homeownership opportunities using the community land trust model to ensure multi-generational stability. 

COLT (G!G Mentor): Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts unites conservation organizations, landowners, and Tribal communities to raise a collective voice for Oregon's land, water, and people. 

Don't miss our Give!Guide Open House event on Thursday, December 11th 4-6pm, hosted in partnership with Taking Ownership PDX and COLT!