Portland Housing Center

Street Address:
3233 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232


Phone: 503-282-7744
Fax: 503-736-0101
Website: www.portlandhousingcenter.org

Peg Malloy, Executive Director

Contact Name: Peg Malloy
Phone: 503-282-7744x107
Fax: 503-736-0101
Email: pegm@portlandhousingcenter.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 12    Part Time: 2

Background
Portland Housing Center is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) housing organization that began in 1991 in response to a newspaper expose on a fraudulent mortgage company and banks redlining of an inner city community. The Portland Housing Center provides a range of housing services to help stabilize low and moderate-income neighborhoods in Portland. Services include home buying services (prepurchase counseling, financial fitness, home buying classes, and financial assistance); homeowner services (loans and classes on home maintenance, taxes and equity); and rental housing services (landlord workshops and tenant trainings).

Mission
Everyone deserve access to homeownership. The Portland Housing Center makes it possibly through quality education, counseling and financial services.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $1,241,094

 Lines of Business
  • Community Building and Organizing

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 762 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 5 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 396 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 0 rental units.
  • Invested $1,745,462 in the community through Portland Housing Center's revolving loan fund, which leveraged $86,988,219 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $88,733,681.

    • Community Services
  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  •  Financial Education

  •  IDA Savings Program

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Home Ownership Center


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Melvin BroadousBoard MemberBusiness  
    Oscar CamposBoard Member  
    Deborah CochraneBoard MemberOtherPortland Teacher's Program 
    Antonio JacksonBoard MemberResidentFreightliner, LLC 
    Cobi JacksonBoard Member  
    Karen KitchenBoard MemberIndian Education Program, Portland Public Schools 
    Jennifer LarsenBoard President; Board MemberFinancial Institution  
    Andrew LeightonBoard TreasurerFinancial Institution  
    Regan LeonBoard MemberFinancial Institution  
    Javier MenaBoard MemberLocal GovernmentPortland Development Commission 
    Maabi MunozBoard MemberBusinessM2M Lending, LLC 
    Curt PenrodBoard MemberBusinessState Farm 
    Brian StewartBoard Vice PresidentBusinessWashington Mutual 
    Irma ValdezBoard SecretaryBusiness  
    Robert Walker Jr.Board MemberResident  

    About the NeighborWorks ® Network
    The NeighborWorks® network is a nationwide network of more than 240 community development organizations working in nearly 4358 urban, suburban and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more than $8.5 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

    NeighborWorks ® America Contact Information
    District:  Pacific
    Name:  Laurie Delman
    Phone:  714-940-0144x26
    Toll-Free:  
    Fax:  714-940-0973
    Email:  ldelman@nw.org