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April 27, 2016
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A community conversation on ways to ight housing displacement and increase housing affordability
in the African American community draws residents to a recent forum sponsored by Portland Com-
munity Investment Initiatives, Inc. (PCRI)
Right to Return Home
C ontinued from f ront
State University Toulan School of
Urban Studies and Planning, and
PSU’s Center for Public Interest
Design, plan to build at least 1,000
new homes throughout Portland,
with a speciic focus on the his-
toric African American neighbor-
hoods.
Ideally, the initiative will allow
for families to return to the neigh-
borhoods they were previously
forced from, as well as provide
many affordable options for those
in danger of loss.
The goal is to have 100 new
and affordable homes and com-
mercial spaces built every year
for the next 10 years, with many
of them to be available for afford-
able home-ownership. Production
of these homes began in Novem-
ber, with Colas Construction, a
black-owned irm, developing two
affordable rental sites in northeast
Portland. Preparations for other
development sites are also in the
works, with intentions to enhance
empty or underutilized spaces
without compromising the exist-
ing neighborhoods.
Of the housing options avail-
able through PCRI and the Port-
land Housing Bureau, applicants
can qualify for a Down Payment
Assistance Loan, a Permanent
Affordability plan or a Self Help
Affordability plan.
Applications for those that
qualify will be accepted between
May 2 and May 13. Residents can
either apply online, in person at a
designated site, or mail in an ap-
plication within those dates. The
application, along with a list of
designated sites and additional in-
formation on the program can be
found at portlandoregon.gov/phb/
article/570591.
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926 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
503-283-1177
Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm
Monday 10am-4pm
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