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HAP Purchases Jeanne Anne Apartments in the Rockwood Area
PORTLAND, Ore., August 19, 2010— Families living in the Jeanne Anne apartments, located at 178th and Burnside in the Rockwood area of Gresham, will soon have the Housing Authority of Portland as a landlord. Read more >> |
HAP Board Approves Plan to Increase Section 8 Payment Standards in Downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., August 19, 2010 — The Housing Authority of Portland’s Board of Commissioners has approved a plan to increase Section 8 payment standards in the downtown rental submarket. This is the first time HAP has identified a different payment standard for a rental submarket. Read more >> |
HAP Taps Volunteers of America to Deliver Drug Prevention Services to Residents at Seven Properties
PORTLAND, Ore., August 19, 2010 – The Housing Authority of Portland (HAP), in partnership with Multnomah County, has selected Volunteers of America’s (VOA) Parenting Program to provide youth and family drug prevention services at seven high-need properties, including two affordable communities and five public housing sites. Read more >> |
Lee Moore Elected Housing Authority of Portland Board Chair
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 25, 2010 – Lee Moore has been elected chair of the Housing Authority of Portland's Board of Commissioners for 2010, and Brian Lessler and Amie Pico have been appointed to the nine-member citizen commission. Read more >> |
Housing Authority of Portland Receives $3.3 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Finance Resource Access Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – September 30, 2009 – The Housing Authority of Portland has been awarded $3,278,370 in competitive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read more >> |
HAP Launches Landlord Guarantee Fund to Improve Access to Housing for Section 8 Voucher Holders
PORTLAND, Ore. – February 19, 2009 – The Housing Authority of Portland is launching the Section 8 Landlord Guarantee Fund, an innovative pilot initiative to improve access to housing for Section 8 voucher holders. Read more >> |
Gresham City Councilor Widmark Joins Housing Authority Board
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 26, 2009 – David Widmark, a member of the Gresham City Council, has been appointed to the Housing Authority of Portland's Board of Commissioners. He holds one of the two seats on the nine-member board that represent the City of Gresham and other jurisdictions in east Multnomah County. Read more >> |
Bachrach Reelected Housing Authority Chair
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 19, 2008 – Jeff Bachrach has been reelected for a third year as chair of the Housing Authority of Portland's Board of Commissioners. Read more >> |
HAP Completes Its Second HOPE VI Redevelopment
PORTLAND, Ore. – September 12, 2008 – The Housing Authority of Portland marked the completion of its Humboldt Gardens redevelopment with residents and its project partners at a celebration earlier this month. "We're pleased to finish Humboldt Gardens on time, on budget, and on mission," said Steve Rudman, HAP's executive director. Read more >> |
Shelli Romero and Jim Smith Join HAP Board
PORTLAND, Ore. – August 20, 2008 – The Housing Authority of Portland has filled two seats on its board of commissioners. Shelli Romero assumes a Portland seat and Jim Smith fills a Multnomah County seat. Read more >> |
Affordable Housing Executive Named Deputy Executive Director of HAP
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 29, 2008 – The Housing Authority of Portland announced today that Catherine Such, a senior vice president at PNC Bank, will join the agency as deputy executive director with responsibility for all housing assistance and services operations. Read more >> |
Gresham City Councilor Michael Bennett Joins HAP Board
PORTLAND, Ore. – March 19, 2008 – Michael Bennett, a member of the Gresham City Council, has joined the Housing Authority of Portland’s Board of Commissioners. Bennett fills one of two Gresham seats on the nine-member volunteer citizen commission. Read more >> |
Gretchen Kafoury Joins HAP Board of Commissioners
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 5, 2007 – Oregon political leader Gretchen Kafoury has been appointed to the Housing Authority of Portland’s Board of Commissioners. Read more >> |
HAP Sponsors National Night Out Celebrations
PORTLAND, Ore. – August 1, 2007 – HAP is sponsoring National Night Out celebrations at its housing communities throughout Multnomah County on Tuesday, August 7. Festivities are being planned for residents and neighbors to enjoy the summer evening, deepen ties, and learn more about public safety programs. Read more >> |
Housing Authority Makes Wide-Ranging and Positive Program Changes with $3 Million in Additional Funding for 2007
PORTLAND, Ore. – July 18, 2007 – HAP's Board of Commissioners voted at their July 17 meeting to approve several changes to the agency's Section 8 program as a result of increased federal funding. Read more >> |
Nathan Teske Joins HAP Board; Board Elects Jeff Bachrach Chair
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 13, 2006 – Nathan Teske, El Programa Hispano program manager for Catholic Charities, has been appointed to the Housing Authority of Portland’s (HAP) Board of Commissioners. Teske fills one of the two Gresham seats on the commission. Read more >> |
HAP Board Broadens Policy to Improve Diversity in Contracting
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 6, 2006 – The Housing Authority of Portland Board of Commissioners has approved a comprehensive policy that promotes increased economic participation of disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned and emerging small businesses on all HAP projects, including professional services. Read more >> |
Waiting List for Section 8 Rent Vouchers to Open for First Time Since 2002; HAP Makes Changes Aimed at Ensuring Fairness, Improving Accessibility
PORTLAND, Ore. – October 25, 2006 – For the first time in more than four years, HAP will open a new waiting list to receive federal Section 8 rent vouchers. Applications for a chance to join the waiting list will be available Nov. 1. Read more >> |
New Columbia Community Campus Completes Major Milestone; Innovative Shared Facilities Set to Open By End of 2006
PORTLAND, Ore. – May 9, 2006 – On Tuesday, May 9, Portland Parks and Recreation will break ground on a 12,000 square foot gym to be built at the University Park Community Center, and "topping out" will take place at a new Boys & Girls Club and new elementary school under construction. Read more >> |
HAP Selects Innovative Joint Venture Partnership to Build Humboldt Gardens
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 6, 2006 – The HAP Board of Commissioners has approved the selection of an innovative joint partnership between Walsh Construction and CJ Jackson Construction Inc. to serve as General Manager/General Contractor for the new Humboldt Gardens HOPE VI redevelopment. Read more >>
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Willow Tree Apartments Opening Ceremony Held on November 9, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 9, 2005 – Partners involved in the redevelopment of the Willow Tree Apartments, the only housing designed for homeless families in East Multnomah County, celebrated the opening of the brand new complex. Read more >> |
HAP Receives $16.8 Million HOPE VI Grant to Revitalize Iris Court
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 1, 2005 – HAP has received a $16.8 million Fiscal Year 2005 HOPE VI Revitalization Grant from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to revitalize the Iris Court Cluster housing development in North Portland. Read more >> |
Former Columbia Villa Residents Honored for Efforts to Achieve Economic Independence
PORTLAND, Ore. – July 27, 2005 – HAP's 2005 HOPE VI Achievement Awards Banquet was held on Tuesday, July 26, to honor former Columbia Villa residents working to improve their lives, achieve self-sufficiency, and in many cases, independence from public assistance. Read more >> |
Catherine Such Joins HAP Board of Commissioners
PORTLAND, Ore. – May 6, 2005 – Catherine (Katie) Such, an executive in the affordable housing financing arena, has joined the HAP Board of Commissioners. She fills a City of Portland seat on the Board and is serving a four-year term. Read more >> |
Former Columbia Villa Residents Set for Early Return to Redeveloped Community; Oregon's Approach to Public Housing Redevelopment Shows HOPE VI Objectives are Achievable
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 21, 2005 – The Housing Authority of Portland is completing the first phase of its $153 million New Columbia redevelopment on budget and more than two months ahead of schedule. Former Columbia Villa residents will be among the first families moving into new apartments at New Columbia in early May. Read more >> |
Tuck Wilson to Retire from HAP After Residents Return to New Columbia
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 4, 2005 – The Housing Authority of Portland announced today that Tuck Wilson, project director for the New Columbia neighborhood redevelopment in North Portland, has decided to retire after the first residents return home to New Columbia in early May. Read more >> |
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