Family Focus: Meet the Bounvassana Family!
Mary Bounvassana lives with her two children Jeremias, 12, and Alicia, 10. Mary is a single mom and works as a bank teller. They live in a two-bedroom apartment that is poorly insulated, with an extensive mold problem which has caused both of her children asthma. The bathroom sink, bathtub, and toilet all get clogged due to poor plumbing. Mary and her children would love to move into a new house where they could all have separate rooms and a safe area to play. Learn more.
Local Resources
Habitat for Humanity understands that not every family will qualify for its program. We want to provide more resources that will benefit our local communities. Here are some local housing services in the Portland Metro Area.
DIAL 211 for immediate basic needs resource: food banks, shelters, clothing, rent assistance, utility assistance etc.
Portland Housing Center
The Portland Housing Center provides homeowner education and one-on-one counseling to first-time homebuyers.
For more information about PHC please visit www.portlandhousingcenter.org.
Housing Authority of Portland (HAP)
HAP is dedicated to providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for individuals and families who are challenged by income, disability, or special needs. HAP owns and operates public housing units that are directly subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HAP also offers the HUD-funded Section 8 rent assistance.
Income Requirements: Your total household income should be below 40% of the Portland Metro Area median income adjusted per household size. (For example, your household income should be less than $28,000/yr for a family of four.) Please refer to the Median Income chart below for more accuracy.
For more information about HAP please visit www.hapdx.org.
Proud Ground
Formerly Portland Community Land Trust (PCLT), Proud Ground has been helping families own homes at prices they can afford. They invest in every home families purchase, buying down the purchase price. And these homes will remain affordable, upon resale, to another moderate-income, first-time homebuyer just like you.
Income Requirements: Your total household income should be between 50-80% of the Portland Metro Area median income adjusted per household size. (For example, approx. $35,000 – $56,000/yr for a family of four.) Please refer to the Median Income chart below for more accuracy.
For more information about Proud Ground please visit http://www.proudground.org/.
HOST Development
HOST Development is a non-profit developer that creates affordable homeownership opportunities for low to moderate income families and individuals.
Income Requirements: Your total household income should be between 80-100% of the Portland Metro Area median income adjusted per household size. (For example, approx. $56,000 – $70,000/yr for a family of four.) Please refer to the Median Income chart below for more accuracy.
For more information about HOST please visit www.hostdevelopment.com.
ROSE Community Development
ROSE Community Development combines affordable housing programs with supportive services and economic opportunities to Revitalize Outer South East. Their work is focused in four Southeast Portland neighborhoods: Lents, Brentwood-Darlington, Foster-Powell, and Mt. Scott-Arleta.
For more information about ROSE please visit www.rosecdc.org.
Housing Connections
Housing Connections is a web-based community service that is intended to better connect providers of housing and housing services to renters who are looking for these types of housing opportunities. This website will help you with immediate housing needs.
For more information please visit www.housingconnections.org.
Median Income Percentages – issued by HUD
Portland Metro Area 2009
| Household Size | 30% | 40% | 45% | 50% | 55% | 60% | 65% | 80% | 100% |
| 1 | 14,700 | 19,600 | 22,050 | 24,500 | 26,950 | 29,400 | 31,850 | 39,200 | 49,000 |
| 2 | 16,800 | 22,400 | 25,200 | 28,000 | 30,800 | 33,600 | 36,400 | 44,800 | 56,000 |
| 3 | 18,900 | 25,200 | 28,350 | 31,500 | 34,650 | 37,800 | 40,950 | 50,400 | 63,000 |
| 4 | 21,000 | 28,000 | 31,500 | 35,000 | 38,500 | 42,000 | 45,500 | 56,000 | 70,000 |
| 5 | 22,700 | 30,240 | 34,020 | 37,800 | 41,580 | 45,360 | 49,140 | 60,500 | 75,600 |
| 6 | 24,350 | 32,480 | 36,540 | 40,600 | 44,660 | 48,720 | 52,780 | 64,950 | 81,200 |
| 7 | 26,050 | 34,720 | 39,060 | 43,400 | 47,740 | 52,080 | 56,420 | 69,450 | 86,800 |
| 8 | 27,700 | 36,960 | 41,580 | 46,200 | 50,820 | 55,440 | 60,060 | 73,900 | 92,400 |
