Programs
Housing Program
Our most robust program is focused on housing low-income and very low-income seniors (age 55 and over) in Multnomah County, who are capable of independent living, with rental housing that is safe, permanent, and affordable to them. We don’t own or manage the housing. Instead, we leverage our 50 years of relationships with landlords, property managers, and community development partners to secure housing for those who are most vulnerable.
Housing Assessment and Case Management Services provided:
- Comprehensive housing assessment
- Information and referral to other community resources
- Development of a housing plan that addresses short-term and long-term housing needs
- Advocacy with current or potential landlords
- Permanent housing placement, including affordable housing search resources, move-in deposits, basic furniture and moving assistance
- Eviction prevention services, including rent assistance
- Bilingual English/Spanish staff and interpreters available for languages other than English and Spanish
We also provide retention services to ensure that very low-income seniors can continue to live independently once they have secured housing.
Retention Services provided: Retention Services offer support to clients after they move into permanent housing, and keep them connected to our community. Retention services include; problem-solving help with neighbors or landlords, coordinating medical appointments, regular check-ins for clients who are socially isolated, help with furnishing new apartments, and whatever else is necessary to help seniors stay permanently housed.
Read more about what affordable housing is, our approach to our work, and our measures of success.
If you need assistance with housing or are at risk of losing your housing, click here. If you have questions about our transportation services, please contact us at 503-227-5605.
Advocacy Program
NWPP consistently advocates for increasing the supply, affordability, and accessibility of housing. We advocate with government entities including the City of Portland, Multnomah County, the State of Oregon, and the federal government. We also direct our advocacy at housing authorities, for-profit and non-profit building owners/property managers, and the media. Overall our goals focus on the following areas: