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    Legal Notice of Public Hearing

    Notice of Proposed Changes to the Portland Housing Authority (PHA) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Administrative Plan & The Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) More Information
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    Portland Housing Authority Scholarship

    The 2023 Portland Housing Authority Scholarship application is now available! Residents and participants of PHA subsidized housing programs who plan to attend higher education in fall of 2023 are eligible. All applications are due May 15th, 2023. More Information
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    Portland Housing Authority Announces New Executive Director

    (December 7, 2022) – PHA is honoring the career of Executive Director Cheryl Sessions as she retires this month. In July of 2022, the PHA Board of Commissioners selected Brian Frost to succeed Sessions as Executive Director upon her retirement. Read on...
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    Portland Named 2022 All-America City Award Winner!

    The National Civic League has announced Portland as a winner of the 73rd Annual 2022 All-America City Award. This year’s award recognized ten communities across the US who are using public housing as a platform to support children’s success in school. More Information
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    Affordable Connectivity Program

    The Portland Housing Authority is encouraging all Public Housing and Voucher Program recipients to claim this $30 monthly discount on your home or mobile internet service through the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program. More Information
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    Discover EmPowerMe!

    Take the first step and invest in you! EmPowerMe provides pathways towards family stability, financial empowerment, and life coaching. Open to Public Housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher holders. Services available by appointment. Call 221-8066. More Information
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If you are having trouble paying your rent, and would like to live in a community that offers more than just a roof and four walls, the Portland Housing Authority may be able to help.Learn More
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Portland Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) creates new affordable housing in Portland while also preserving affordable housing through renovation or re-development. Learn More
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Learn more about the Board of Commissioners of the PHA and how to join their public meetings.Learn More
Voucher Programs
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly and the disabled and homeless to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.Learn More
  1. Facts & Figures

  1. Infographic: 2,125 disabled individuals in affordable housing

    2,125 Disabled individuals in affordable housing

  2. Infographic: 931 Elders in affordable housing

    931 Elders in affordable housing

  3. Infographic: 2,764 Families in affordable housing

    2,764 Families in affordable housing

  4. Infographic: 5,669 Individuals in affordable housing

    5,669 Individuals in affordable housing

  5. Infographic: 67 small business owners in affordable housing

    67 Small Business Owners in affordable housing

  6. Infographic: 1,091 working individuals in affordable housing

    1,91 Working individuals in affordable housing

  7. Infographic: 2,032 Youth in affordable housing

    2,032 Youth in affordable housing

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  2. Monthly Meeting of the PHA Board of Commissioners

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