HAP:
Low Rent Public Housing, 4400 NE Broadway, Suite A
288–5750
The Low Rent Public
Housing Program (LRPH) is a HAP owned & operated housing program in
which individuals & families only pay approximately 30% of their
income in rent & HAP pays the remainder. The Low Rent Public Housing
list is open continuously & in order to apply for it, you will need to
fill out an application directly at the Housing Authority of Portland.
At that time, your name will be put on a waiting list & when it
appears at the top of the list, you will be offered the next available
unit. Unless a reasonable accommodation is needed, you will not be able to
choose which building you would like to move into.
Also, you should be aware that without a Local Preference or a
referral from a Community Action agency, the waiting list can be several
years.
A “Local
Preference” can assist you in advancing further up on the wait list for
LRPH & are given to violence Homeless or living in a shelter for the
homeless Paying more than those individuals/ households who are:
Involuntarily displaced––example: domestic 50% of adjusted family
income for rent & utilities
A “Community Action
Agency” can provide help with finding transitional & emergency
housing. In addition, the
center in your area may be able to provide information & referral,
shelter, food, clothing, utility bills,
& transportation. To
receive transitional housing resources, you must be signed up for case
management services at the Community Action Agency in your area.
There are two types of
Community Action Agencies:
Community Service
Centers
Special Needs Agencies
They provide similar
services BUT Special Needs Agencies have more specific populations that
they serve. Please remember that funding for each of these agencies is
very limited & although certain services may be listed below, not all
agencies will have funds to provide them for all those in need.
Apply at the center or
agency that serves your area or need group listed below:
Albina
Ministerial Alliance, 4867 NE MLK
285–0493
Target Population:
Families in N/NE Portland (betw. I–5 & 82nd, I–84
& Columbia Blvd) Services provided include rental assistance
& emergency shelter, emergency food, information & referral,
energy assistance, case mgmt., child care resources.
Call for an appointment. Bus line 6.
Friendly
House, 1808 NW Irving 97209
228–4335
Target Population:
Families in NW Portland. Services provided include information
& referral, transitional housing, energy assistance, case mgmt., food
boxes. Walk–in or call.
Bus line17.
Human
Solutions, 2900 SE 122nd 97236
988–5201
Target Population:
Families East of 82nd Ave. Services provided include homeless prevention
counseling, emergency housing for families & single pregnant women,
help with utility payments, information & referral, case management.
Call to make an appointment. Bus
lines 4, 9, 71.
Neighborhood
House, 7780 SW Capitol Hwy. 97219
246–1663
Target Population:
Families in SW Portland Services provided include transitional housing,
information & referral, crisis intervention, assessment, food boxes,
laundry vouchers, financial assistance, energy assistance, rental
assistance. Walk–in for appointment.
Bus lines 41 & 45.
Portland
Impact, 4620 SE Hawthorn
988–6000
Target Population:
Families in inner SE Portland – West of 82nd Ave. Services provided
include information & referral, case management, advocacy, housing
assistance, shelter, employment assistance, substance abuse support
services, energy assistance, rental assistance. Call for appointment.
Transition
Projects, 435 NW Glisan 97209
823–4930
Target Population:
Homeless singles in Downtown Portland Services provided include money
management, mail message, veterans services, daily needs, transitional
& permanent housing, showers & clean clothes. Call for
appointment. On Bus
Mall.
St.
Johns YWCA, 8010 N Charleston 97203
721–6760
Target Population:
Low–income families in North Portland ( West of I–5) Services
provided include information & referral, assistance for homeless or
at–risk families, some church shelter, case management, energy
assistance, permanent housing, showers & clean clothes.
Call for appointment. Bus
lines 4, 17, 40, 75.
Boys
& Girls Aid Society of Ore. 018 SW Boundary Ct.
222–9661
Target population:
Pregnant &/or parenting young women & their children in Multnomah
County. Services provided
include transitional housing, food, transportation, clothing, intensive
case management, rent & deposit assistance. Call for intake, 24 hours
a day. Bus lines: 35,40,43.
Bradley–Angle
House
281–2442
Target population:
Victims of domestic/ sexual violence, women only, boys up to 11, girls up
to 18. Services offered
include emergency shelter, meals, support groups (specialized in battered
lesbian women, young women, Spanish speaking women). Maximum stay 14
weeks. 24 hour phone screen, intake depends on availability.
Lotus,
1811 NE 39th
282–1082
Target population:
Survivors of prostitution. Services
offered include support & education groups, clothing assistance, case
management, advocacy. Open
intake Tuesday s and Thursdays 1:00pm – 3:00pm or call for appointment.
International
Refugee Center of Oregon, 1336 E Burnside
234–1541
Target population:
Low–income, limited English speaking, SE Asian & other refugee
individuals & families at risk for homelessness. Services provided
include information & referral, case management, crisis intervention,
housing assistance, food, shelter, advocacy, outreach for Vietnamese,
Laotian, Cambodian, Mien, Hmong & others. Bus lines: 12,19,20. Call
for intake interview.
Ore.
Human Devel. Corp. – Hispanic Access, 1715 E Burnside
236–9670
Target population:
Low–income Hispanic individuals who speak only Spanish.
Services provided include info. & referral, assessment, case
mgmt., crisis intervention, housing & emergency financial assistance,
advocacy, translation, job training & placement.
Bus line: 20
Raphael
House
222–6222
Target population:
Victims of domestic/ sexual violence––women only, boys up to age 11,
girls up to 18. Services
provided include emergency shelter, meals, support groups, life skills
classes, parenting classes, information & referral.
23 beds (dorm style). 24–hour
phone screen, intake depends on availability.
Interpreters available – all languages.
West
Women & Children Shelter , 2010 NW Kearney
224–7718
Target
population: Women with children (girls under 18, boys under 12,
alcohol and drug free––30 days clean & sober.)
Must work vigorous schedule of classes, etc. Meals offered, some
voucher funds available. Interpreters
available–all languages.
Phase I: Room for 9
singles & 2 families, max. stay is 30 days (extendable).
Phase II: Room for 24
singles & up to 9 families, max. Stay is 2 years
HAP:
GOALS Program, 135 SW Ash
735–4239
(Previously called
Family Self–Sufficiency Program)
If you are currently
living in Section 8, low–income HUD, or low–rent public housing, you
are eligible for this program. The
program assists families to become wage–earning, have opportunity to
develop a savings account & become independent of welfare.
HAP:
Section 8 Housing Assistance Program , 135 SW Ash
802–8333
The Section 8
Assistance Program is run by HAP & assists individuals/ households by
allowing you to pay only 30% of your income toward your rent––HAP will
pay the remainder. Once you
are approved, you will need to find an apartment or house that accepts
Section 8. These buildings
are open market, privately owned buildings, which have agreed with HAP to
accept Section 8 assistance. If
you have Section 8 & are interested in a particular apartment, you
will need to contact the apartment manager & ask if they accept
Section 8. Since the buildings are not managed by HAP, but individually
operated, you will need to make sure that you meet the screening criteria
of the individual building to which you are applying.
Generally, the Section 8 list opens every 12–16 months, &
names are drawn at random. You
may contact HAP at 228–2178 to find out if there are any available dates
for when the list will re–open.
HUD:
Low–Income Housing Program, 400 SW 6th #700
The HUD projects are
apartment buildings owned and managed by private companies. They have to
follow federal regulations in accepting applications and maintaining
waiting lists. These projects
each operate their own waiting lists so you have to apply to each one
separately, although some management companies will accept one application
for several projects that they manage.(Note: Properties that have the same
phone number). The HUD rents
are slightly lower than market rates, but not very low.
They do, however, have some Section 8 units where part of your rent
is paid by the government. Ask
about screening criteria & how long the waiting list is for that
building. Some buildings have
a waiting list of only two months while others have a list that may be
several years. There is no
application fee for the HUD buildings.
Because the length of the waiting list
varies from building to building, it may be helpful to apply at
several buildings.
See listing below.
Following
is a mixed list of N/NE & central city housing properties. Rent is 30%
of income:
C
A White Gardens, 735 N Fremont St.
287–2162
1 & 2 BR/Couples
& Families 3954 N Haight
Fremont
Manor, 221 N Fremont Street
287–2162
1 & 2 BR/Couples
& Families
James
Lee Gardens, 626 NE Brazee St.
287–2162
Studios & 1 BR
Matt
Dishman, 109 NE Knott St.
287–2162
1 & 2 BR/Couples
& Families
Multnomah
Manor, 9110 NE Hassalo
253–6351
1 BR
Plaza
5700 N Michigan Street
285–9026
2 & 3
BR/Low–Income Families
St.
Johns Woods, 8652 N Swift Way
286–8652
1, 2 and 3 BR.
Low-income families, including disabled & senior citizens
Upshur
House, 2650 NW Upshur St.
226–3485
1 & 2 BR/Couples
& Families
Housing
Program, 30 N Webster, # C
280–6904
Provide information
& referral for general housing, transitional housing for families,
rental listings provided weekly. Must come into office for listings, not
call.
Fair
Housing Council, 1020 SW Taylor St. Suit 700
223–8295
Helps with issues of
housing discrimination including gender and family status.
Fair
Housing Hotline
1–800–424–3247
Housing discrimination
hotline by the State of Oregon.
Habitat
for Humanity, 1478 NE Killingsworth
287–9529
A non–profit,
ecumenical Christian housing ministry that builds new houses &
rehabilitates old ones in partnership with low–income families.
Habitat homes are built with volunteer labor & donated
materials & are sold to families at no profit through no–interest
loans. This program requires
purchasers to put in 350–500 hours of volunteer labor, which can include
work donated by friends & family.
House payments are kept to a minimum amount including taxes &
insurance.
HOST
(Home Ownership a Street at a Time), 1818 NE MLK
331–1752
Low–income home
ownership for first time buyers located in inner North/ Northeast
Portland.
Metro
Community Development Corporation
234–3265
Rentals available to
low–income families & individuals.
Specializing in affordable apartments,
Home Buyer/Ownership Program.
May be waiting list.
Also operates a distribution center for new & used clothing on
Thursdays from 11:30am–3:00pm. Small fee to cover storage. Call for location.
PCRC
(Portsmouth Community Redevelopment Corp)
283–1096
Low–income home
ownership.
PCRI
(Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives)
288–2923
Low–income housing
for all of Multnomah County. Some
home buying.
Portland
Housing Center, 1605 NE 45th Ave.
282–7744
Information &
referral regarding housing issues, tenant rights & loan program
resources. Home ownership
counseling and education. Mortgage
foreclosure prevention program. Fair
housing help regarding discrimination (hotline: 282–1964).
Hours: 9am–5pm, Mon
– Fri.
Portland
Roommate Referral Service, 828 NW 21st
224–4939
Access to current
information on shared housing in the Portland area. Personal profiles are available on persons seeking housing
and on persons offering rooms to rent.
All prices & lifestyles. Cost:
$35 fee, no time limits
Sabin
Community Development Corporation, 2517 NE Alberta
287–3496
Low–income rentals
& rent to own properties.
Shared
Housing, 1819 NW Everett
225–9924
Non–Profit shared
housing counseling & matching service.
Matches compatible homeowners with tenants for rent or in exchange
for services such as housekeeping, companionship, personal care or
babysitting. Takes about 2 weeks to match. Applications taken TU–F,
9am–4:00pm. $10 fee.
West
Women & Children Shelter, 2010 NW Kearney
224–7718
Target
population: Women with children (girls under 18, boys under 12,
alcohol and drug free––30 days clean & sober.)
Must work vigorous schedule of classes, etc. Meals offered, some
voucher funds available. Interpreters
available–all languages.
Phase I: Room for 9
singles & 2 families, max. stay is 30 days (extendable).
Phase II: Room for 24
singles & up to 9 families, max. Stay is 2 years
Block
by Block
823–7224
Weatherization program
for low–income in the city limits. Also operates a county–wide
weatherization & furnace repair program. May replace inoperable
furnaces if hazardous. May be waiting list.
Community
Energy Project, Inc.
284–6827
Weatherization &
Energy Savings workshops to low–income households. Free energy
savings materials valued at $100. City of Portland only.
Gas
Assistance Program
222–5555
For low–income
residents with natural gas heat. A
United Way service.
Link
Up America
Oregon
Telephone Assistance Program
1–800–848–4442
Discount program for
low–income persons. Provides
assistance paying phone bills for low–income, food stamp, SSI, Medicaid
eligible people. Offers 50% off telephone connection charge and up to $12
off monthly bill. Call for an application.
Hours: 8 am–5 pm, Mon
– Fri.
Low–income
Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
227–5437
Financial assistance
for low–income people; services provided in winter months only.
Oregon
HEAT
691–3790
For heating bill
assistance statewide through local agencies.
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