Central City Concern is a proven and experienced developer, owner and manager of housing for very low-income people. Central City Concern began operating in 1979 as a property management and service entity to address the problem of homelessness in Portland.

Since 1980, Central City Concern has been managing low-income housing in and near downtown Portland. Today, the agency owns and/or manages over 1300 units of housing in 20 buildings throughout the metropolitan area. More than half of our housing units are Alcohol and Drug Free Community (ADFC) Housing.

Housing units ranges from refurbished units in older former hotels in Portland's Old Town to the single-story garden apartments of Taggart Manor in outer Southeast Portland. In all of this housing, rents are kept affordable for those most in need.

Our goal is to not only get people into housing, but to help them stay in housing and become self-sufficient, so we also provide a variety of residential services including, but not limited to: advocacy, childcare, conflict resolution, eviction prevention, food, mental health services, rent assistance and transportation.

Looking for affordable housing in Portland?  Visit our Housing Office or for a city-wide list of affordable housing options go to  www.housingconnections.org