HOUSIng DEVELOPMENT
PEOPLE, PLACE, BELONGING
Affordable housing
Homeownership projects
Resident services
We are building stable, affordable homes that anchor services, opportunity, and long‑term family success.
SEI LIVING
SEI Living is the housing development arm of Self Enhancement, Inc. created to ensure housing is a foundation—not a barrier —to family success.
Through SEI Living, affordable housing is intentionally connected to wraparound services, education pathways, and workforce opportunities.
Each community is designed to support stability today and economic mobility over time, making housing a core part of SEI’s mobility system.
Projects
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Housing Programs assist individuals and families in accessing and maintaining sustainable housing.
Resident Services
SEI’s Resident Services program provides culturally responsive, wrap-around support for residents in its affordable housing communities. This initiative is part of SEI’s broader mission to empower historically underserved families and youth, particularly in North and Northeast Portland. SEI will now offer Culturally Specific Resident Services to other projects and developers across the Portland Metro Region.
Employment support
Introduce job training and employment resources.
Community building
Plan and organize social events and community meetings
Energy Assistance
Resolving crises and de-escalating conflicts.
Financial counseling
Assist with budgeting and debt management
Emergency Assistance
Help with rent or utility payments
Resource access
Help apply for benefits from various agencies
Bridge and respond
Bridge gaps and expectations between residents and property management
Youth programs
Introduce educational and recreational activities
SEI’s unwavering commitment
Rebuilding and reimagining Portland’s community by anchoring neighborhoods in their unique heritage while fostering opportunities for the future.
Alberta Alive Partnership
Alberta Alive is a multi-site affordable housing initiative in Portland’s historically Black neighborhoods, developed by SEI and Community Development Partners. It offers culturally responsive housing for low-income families and veterans, addressing the legacy of displacement. Key sites include the Ronnie Herndon, Paul & Geneva Knauls, and Dr. Darrell Millner Buildings, prioritizing residents with deep community roots through the city’s N/NE Preference Policy.
