Habitat for Humanity Portland Region

📢 Update on the new East Portland TIF districts! Wednesday’s public hearing included a lot of supportive testimony about affordable rental housing and solid discussion about homeownership. Commissioner Mingus Mapps indicated that he intends to introduce an amendment to set a target for homeownership spending in the new East Portland TIFs. “There are two powerful variables which explain racial inequality in the United States and that’s education and homeownership. This council only has kind of marginal influence on education but, boy, we have a heck of a lot of influence on homeownership,” Mapps said. What’s next? City Council will vote on Wednesday, October 30. Let's continue to work for affordable housing and homeownership in East Portland! Watch testimony from the public hearing here: https://lnkd.in/gwAmvqwn

We had a beautiful day with our friends from Avangrid earlier this month at Century Commons. Your teamwork and dedication are helping make affordable homeownership a reality for so many. We couldn’t do it without you! 

Our President & CEO Steve Messinetti recently joined an inspiring group of nonprofits for Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders Leadership Program. Habitat was selected along with Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO) as the 2023 awardees from Oregon. MESO Director Cobi Lewis and Habitat’s Director of Volunteer Programs, Bri Lopez, also attended the outstanding leadership training in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Neighborhood Builders award includes a $200,000 unrestricted grant. This generous funding will help launch Habitat’s Advancing Black Homeownership Initiative in the Portland region, prioritizing a significant investment in equitable housing. A huge thank you to Bank of America for this incredible support. We’re excited to continue building a better Portland, together!

Tomorrow marks two weeks before Election Day!! Come learn about City of Portland's new form of government and ranked choice voting. Thank you Portland Community College for co-hosting this non-partisan outreach event for ALL voters 🗳️ Sign up for this free event here - https://lnkd.in/gVGawSdH

This Wednesday, City Council will vote on whether the three new TIF Districts in East Portland will prioritize affordable housing, with a special focus on affordable homeownership. Achieving true equity, opportunity, and stability in our community requires dedicated funds for homeownership. Show your support for affordable housing and homeownership! Testify at the public hearing in-person, virtually, or submit written comments. View the meeting agenda (scroll down to Items 909-917) and click “Testify on this item” to add your voice! The proposed East Portland TIFs are items 911, 912 and 913. Register now - https://lnkd.in/ghyAZwcM

We’re now hosting monthly Community Days on our build sites!! They’re designed to create supportive, intentional spaces for people with shared experiences. Build relationships and affordable homes with us 🏠 ✨ Upcoming Community Days: LGBTQ+: October 25 at King City Commons (last Friday of the month, excluding holidays) Women+: October 30 at Century Commons (last Wednesday of the month) If you’re already a volunteer, or have joined a Community Day before, simply sign up through our Get Connected portal. New to volunteering? No problem! Start by completing a one-hour Construction Orientation with us. Check availability and register here - https://lnkd.in/gEkMac_S Please DM us with any questions. We hope to see you soon!

Huge thanks to Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lake Oswego! They built a beautiful garden-themed playhouse with us and held a pickup event for our ReStores! They’re also putting together welcome home baskets for families in our future West Lake Grove community 💙💙 Read more about their incredible support for our mission in the Lake Oswego Review - https://lnkd.in/gpe8jWPe

How good does this home look in green!? 😍 Our Home Repair team replaced rotting siding, and painted the entire exterior to help preserve it. They also put in new window flashing, gutters, downspouts, and built a gate for the backyard. We partner with homeowners to alleviate health and safety issues and complete critical home improvements. If you’re a homeowner living on a limited income in Portland, Washington County, or northern Clackamas County, you may qualify for services through our Home Repair Program. Learn more on our website - https://lnkd.in/gDnGmq_W

Today and every day, we honor the original inhabitants of the land we occupy and call home. There are nearly 70,000 Native descendants from over 380 tribes living in this region today. We acknowledge the colonization of Indigenous land and the discriminatory history of housing. These injustices excluded, silenced, and exploited Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and other marginalized communities and continue to cause harm today. We believe that everyone deserves a decent place to live and equitable access to housing. We commit to justice, equity, and leveraging our collective duty as stewards of this land - https://lnkd.in/gRFWRswz

We had a tee-rific time at the Oregon Charity Championship this week! It was great to meet other amazing nonprofits, and we were beyond thrilled to score the raffle prize. Thanks to Pacific Office Automation, Safeway Foundation, and other sponsors, this beautiful event helped organizations like ours raise money for their missions ⛳