Affordable HomeOwnershipAmy Cubbage Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Willamette ValleySalem, OR

PartnershipHousingHabitat for HumanitySalem, OR

300 to 500 hoursof sweat equity;16 hours class

Finalapproval for0% APRhome loan

Selection:• Need for

housing• Ability to pay• Willingness to

partner

Volunteerfamilyadvocates

South Salem• Median income

• Demographics

• Average home prices

South SalemStrategies & Solutions• 22 lots

• More inclusive

AffordableHomeOwnershipHabitat for Humanity of the Mid-Willamette ValleySalem, OR

Amy Cubbage

amy@salemhabitat.org (503) 364-6642 Ext. 103

Community Based Strategies for Displacement Mitigation

Displacement Mitigation

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Pathway 1000

• A PCRI initiative to develop 1,000 new affordable homes forrental and ownership by 2025

• Increase the overall inventory of affordable housing in

North and Northeast Portland. • Create a pipeline back into N/NE Portland neighborhoods

for families who have been involuntarily displaced • Ensures related economic opportunity benefits and lifts up

displaced/disadvantaged community members 3

History of Gentrification in NE Portland

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History of Involuntary Displacement andGentrification in NE Portland

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• Gentrification vs. displacement • Who has been displaced? Why? • The results of involuntary displacement

History of Gentrification in NE Portland

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Effects of Displacement

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• Housing insecurity and “root shock” • Poverty and housing cost burden • Health disparities • Disparate educational outcomes and achievement • Displacement of community businesses, lost economic

opportunity

Mitigation of Gentrification in NE Portland

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Preventing Future Displacement

• Prioritizing housing stability for existing residents • Right to return waitlist priority actively mitigates displacement • Preserving and expanding affordable housing in gentrifying

areas • Ensuring economic opportunity, stability for existing

businesses and residents

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Preventing Future Displacement

• Planning for change, aligning housing with economic

opportunity • Strategic partnerships and development opportunity • Affordable rental to homeownership continuum

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