City Council Allots $2.5 Million to Housing Projects in North and Northeast Portland

The Portland City Council passed an ordinance on Wednesday to give two Black-led nonprofits a total of $2.5 million toward their efforts to build affordable housing in North and Northeast Portland.

Self Enhancement Inc. will receive $1.5 million for a project that aims to build 49 affordable homes in what was once East Vanport, the working-class neighborhood devastated by a 1948 flood that displaced hundreds of Black families.