Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives Inc. Reviews

These people removed me from their list twice without my permission. Kicking me out of the right to return to the only area I feel comfortable.

Maxine and her team at PCRI are some of the most dedicated, knowledgeable and responsive in the affordable housing industry, going far above and beyond industry standards to offer support and education for renters and homeowners in their programs. Keep up the good work <3

They are suppose to help us. We waited 6 years and they took my money and crushed my heart. I don t know anybody without a few rental barriers. I was so happy and no one cared. My sons autistic no one cared. I was displaced and no one cared. I waited 6 years and no one cared . They are not for the black community . They re just a prop. I m trying to find the director....I m so sad

I lived in PCRI housing for three years. The home was awesome and really helped me and my young family get our feet under us while we consolidated our debt and were later able to move and purchase a home. So grateful for the opportunity they provided us.

We just moved into our home; run and managed by PCRI.
I am so grateful, that in this gentrification city, PCRI is here to help.
Ever city should have an organization like PCRI.
About 13 years ago, the rents in North Portland started increasing so rapidly, we were forced out of our neighborhood, and we were practically homeless. We were forced to move far away from the old neighborhood we grew to love and to move far FAR from work, just to afford rent.
We got on the waiting list at PCRI. It took a couple years, and something finally opened up. We met the criteria they have, and got accepted.
Kimberly, Nilia, and Robert were there to help us feel safe, cared for, and like human beings. Just because we are low income, does not mean we are not a hard working human beings, who pay our rent and care about a safe and happy home. They treat us with respect and I am gratefull for that.
. I am so gratefull for PCRI. Without them, We would have had to most likely leave this overpriced city.
Keep up the great work, and may you be an example for other cities. God Bless PCRI

UPDATE...
Just more LOVE for PCRI and thier work crew. The house we moved into is very very old and very beautiful. Yet, old houses have issues. The couple issues we had so far, we called work crew, and in less than 24hours our problems were addressed and fixed!
Thank you!
GO TEAM!
God Bless!

Seven years on fair rent and a great location, they offer some amazing programs that we were lucky enough to qualify for leading us to now, First time home owners!!!!!!! Thanks Suzzane and Andrea and all whom came before and helped make us keep Portland our home.

This is an organization is dedicated to helping people! The passion for equity and inclusion is so apparent in every employee. Despite some harsh comments PCRI is a group of people who work their butts off to support low income and communities of color find affordable housing. They are one of the only ones doing so in Portland, OR and I applaude their efforts!

Worst property management ever. I recorded my 10 yr old daughter and myself being assaulted in my home by their tenant and they sent me an notice to vacate the property. My car was then vandalized by the same tenant with a hammer and they did nothing. They hire the most incompetent people to work for them. Garry Hassan is a liar and decided to no longer support me after the assault happen! Alyssa Lockhart was next and lead me on to believe she was going to handle the situation only to turn around a get a lawyer to draft my move out notice. I reached out to higher management Andrea Deadman only to be told that she was too busy to help me. Since then I have sent 3 emails that no one has responded too. I have left 3 voicemails that have not been responded too. This company is suppose to support and empower families of color but all they are doing is taking money from people. SLUMLORDS..

Since I rent in Portland and it's not affordable, I decided to look toward home ownership and found PCRI through the Portland housing and urban development website.
The home ownership program counselors here ignored my calls and emails. I had Linda first as my counselor who on our first meeting (she was late )said she doesn't see any problems with my credit etc and we could probably be moving in the Spring. She was either late or didn't show up at all to the appointments we made. Then after I asked for another counselor they assigned me Yvette. I talked to her once and she just said in an email she is waiting to hear from the lender. Haven't heard anything since. How many of the 5 star reviews are from their own staff I wonder?

Call the city and report them have them come inspect the property also maybe a record of fraud if they got any funding claiming certain property addresses as needing funding to repair and then not doing it. PUT THEM ON BLAST like i did with so many major organazitions such as portland water bureau city of portland inspections hud legal aid oregon health authority and other... city of portland will take pictures and document. Call exterminators tell them u need a home checked free inspection. Get mold tests video tape record phone calls and get it all in writing from everyone. Talk personally and tell what is happening to you at the hands of the greedy pcri that owns probably over 1000 properties now that the cant take care of but go to their office building vintage property on mlk and u wont find a piece of grass hanging off the edges is how well the care for that building but what about the other 999. New managers every year tells u something is crooked there. They also try to cover up their better business Bureau complaints with info not disclosed