“When I got here, I wasn’t sure if I should knock, ring the door bell or just walk in. I walked in and she [Broker Shelly Fullwiley] said ‘Welcome home!’” That’s what Rachel Allen, Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives’ resident–or more appropriately, former resident–had to say about the day she received the keys to her new [...]
Part of Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives’ mission is to preserve housing in Portland. But preservation is defined in so many ways: One way PCRI preserves housing is through our Programs Department, encouraging homeownership for our residents through education for sensible financial decision making. Another way we promote preservation is by valuing our natural resources and [...]
“Today we eat, we celebrate, and we honor people,” said Maxine Fitzpatrick, opening a celebration November 12, 2009, at Portland’s Urban Plaza. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director at Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives (pictured at right), praised the day’s honorees: “in their own unselfish ways [these people] have contributed mightily to the livability and the fabric of this [...]
As PCRI looks forward to a celebration for completed renovations (finally!) including lower level rooms and main floor common areas at Urban Plaza, we’re also looking back to the spring of 2007, when we completed renovations of the building’s residential units. This profile was part of our Spring 2007 newsletter: Eugene Brooks (pictured at left) [...]
