About Us

Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East's Vision
A community where everyone has a simple, decent, affordable place to live; and where poverty housing is unacceptable.

Our Mission
To build partnerships among volunteers, families and the community to transform lives and revitalize neighborhoods by enabling families in need to earn and own a simple, decent, affordable home.

Our Values
Our Christian heritage calls on us to set aside religious differences and work together toward a common goal.  These values guide our work:

• Diversity and Inclusiveness – We believe that all people  deserve a simple, decent place to live, and have something to contribute in building homes and hope for the good of all.
• Homeownership – We believe in the power of homeownership to affirm dignity, encourage hope and transform lives by breaking the cycle of poverty.
• Families as Partners – We believe that dignity is promoted not simply by living in an adequate house, but by fully contributing to the process of building and buying that home and helping others acquire adequate shelter.
• Volunteerism - We believe in the volunteer spirit and are committed to offering rewarding volunteer experiences.
• Stewardship – We are committed to excellence, to efficient use of our financial, environmental and human resources, and we are accountable to our funders, volunteers, and family partners.

As the oldest Habitat for Humanity affiliate on the West Coast, and the largest in Oregon, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East has served low-income, hard-working families for over 25 years.  We are currently one of the city's only providers of home ownership opportunities to families at 30-60% of the median Portland household income level.

Partnering with the community, our volunteers build simple, decent homes, which are then sold at cost with a zero-interest, 1% down payment mortgage to families who qualify for our program. Their mortgage payments - payments that are often lower than what they were paying in rent - go into a revolving "Fund for Humanity" that is used to build more homes in the Portland area.

Our homeowners are committed and successful. We have experienced less than a 1% default rate on our mortgages, lower than the national average.  By providing a hand up, not a handout, our program maintains the dignity and pride of our homeowner families.

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Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East is a not-for-profit, 501c3 organization.  If you would like more information about our organization or programs, please contact us at 503-287-9529.  Thank you for your interest!