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Need help with home repairs? Below is a list of Portland-area programs and organizations that offer funding or aid with home repairs. Basic program facts and eligibility requirements are listed here. To learn more or apply for services, contact the organizations directly.
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African American Alliance for Homeownership (AAAH)
503-595-3517 | info@aaah.org
- Power to the People PDX Program offers home energy audits and retrofits. Home Retention Program offers tax delinquency support and foreclosure counseling for individuals and families struggling to sustain, maintain, or retain their home. Applicants can receive up to $1,000 for emergency and safety home repairs. Homeownership Program provides housing counseling, resources, and support to first-time homebuyers.
- Serves low-income homeowners living in Portland.
971-340-4861 | info@apano.org
- Offers home energy assessment for energy efficiency and health-related issues like mold, radon, and lead.
- Prioritizes homeowners who are elderly, disabled, living with chronic illnesses, have children under the age of 6, or are considered low-income. Serves the state of Oregon, with a focus on Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties.
971-245-6555 | catalystnw.org
- Offers critical home repairs and energy efficiency upgrades. Includes roofs, decks, flooring, siding, painting, yard work, minor plumbing and electrical work, and energy efficiency upgrades. Work is organized and overseen by licensed general contractors and performed by volunteers.
- Serves income-qualified homeowners earning less than 60 percent of the median family income, limited to a portion of the Portland metro area.
Community Energy Project (CEP)
503-284-6827 | admin@communityenergyproject.org
- Specializes in home weatherization and small critical repair, including home energy efficiency upgrades and heat pump water heaters. Community Energy Project partners with Oregon Community Solar to give Oregonians new opportunities to go solar. Also hosts home weatherization workshops to teach low-cost energy-saving techniques and lead poisoning prevention workshops to teach skills to avoid exposure to common lead sources.
- Serves low-income households.
971-399-7742 | info@EnergyFriendlyHomes.com
- Provides whole-home energy efficiency upgrades and repairs, including insulation, heat pumps, duct sealing, heat pump water heaters. Provides critical home repairs, including electrical repairs, moisture issues, asbestos, and pests.
- Serves low to moderate income homeowners in the City of Portland with support for renters beginning late 2026.
1-866-368-7878 | info@energytrust.org
- Offers programs for all income levels, including increased incentives for income-qualified homeowners who install energy-efficient upgrades, including insulation and heat pumps.
- Must be a customer of Portland General Electric (PGE), Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas, or Avista.
Habitat for Humanity Home Repair
503-287-9529, press 3 | homerepair@habitatportlandregion.org
- Provides critical home repairs, including roof and siding repairs, gutters, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Provides accessibility modifications including ADA ramps, walk-in showers, and fall prevention.
- Serves homeowners at or below 80 percent of the area median income living in Multnomah County and select parts of Washington County.
503-863-0022 |homerepairs@latnet.org
- Offers home retention and repair services (including weatherization) and accessibility upgrades. Qualifying homeowners can receive up to $1,000 for minor critical repairs.
- Serves qualifying homeowners in East Portland earning below 80 percent of the area median income.
Multnomah County Vector Control
503-988-3464 | vector.nuisance@multco.us
- Provides rat and mosquito monitoring, control, and disease testing.
Multnomah County Weatherization Program
503-988-7423 | weatherization.team@multco.us
- Offers energy efficiency, heating, and ventilation upgrades, including insulation, furnace inspection, heating duct improvements, air sealing, and ventilation. Also offers energy education.
- Serves homeowners and renters who live on a limited income in Multnomah County.
NAYA Weatherization and Home Repair
503-831-8017 x289 | HomeRepair@nayapdx.org
- Offers critical home repairs and energy efficiency upgrades.
- Serves people who live in and own their primary residence in the Portland metro area. Eligibility is dependent on several factors but generally serves individuals who are at or below 80 percent of the area median income. Some funding streams limited to individuals who are 55 or older or have a disability.
- To ask for more information, you can visit NAYA's Home Repair Program Interest Form.
Northwest Native Chamber Clean Energy Program
503-894-4525 | support@nwnc.org
- Offers energy-efficient residential retrofit projects, including insulation, air sealing, windows and doors, and heat pumps, as well as health and safety repairs.
- Serves low to moderate income homeowners in Portland with priority given to Native homeowners.
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives (PCRI)
503-288-2923 | Hra@pcrihome.org
- Offers assistance with urgent home repairs, including plumbing repairs (broken toilets, sinks, leaks), electrical repairs (switches, outlets, lights, thermostats), water heater repairs, and repairs to stairs, handrails, and porches.
- Serves income-qualified homeowners age 55 or older who live in Portland. Homeowners must earn less than 80 percent of the median family income for home repairs and less than 100 percent of the median family income for retention services. Priority population is homeowners in North and Northeast Portland.
REACH Community Builders Program (CBP)
503-501-5719
- Offers assistance with home maintenance as well as safety and accessibility upgrades, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, HVAC, roof and gutter cleaning and repair, accessibility ramps and porches, and other critical repairs.
- Serves low-income homeowners in Portland earn less than 80 percent of the area median income.
Rebuilding Together Pacific Northwest
503-523-0738 | office@rtpnw.org
- Provides no-cost critical safety and livability repairs. Repairs include roof replacement, HVAC, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, flooring, home-safety modifications like grab bars, handrails, wheelchair ramps, debris removal, and yard clean-up.
- Serves low-income homeowners living in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties.
503-698-8382 | info@refitportland.org
- Provides no-cost modifications to make homes accessible, including wheelchair ramps, grab bars, railings, and other bathroom and shower modifications.
- Serves low-income homeowners with a permanent disability due to illness, injury, or aging who live in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties.
503-807-2665
- A community collective offering home repair, retrofitting, energy efficiency upgrades, and renovation services for Black-owned homes. Uses volunteer labor to provide assistance decluttering and taming unkempt yards. Aims to deter gentrification by supporting homeowners to age in place.
- Serves Black homeowners in the Portland metro area, including Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties.
503-234-6167 | service@unlimitedchoices.org
- Adapt-A-Home program offers home modifications for people with disabilities, including wheelchair ramps, handrails, and accessible showers. Mend-A-Home program offers critical home repairs, including roofs, doors, windows, flooring, heating, cooling, and water heaters, as well as repairs to plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems.
- Serves low-income homeowners, including owners of mobile homes. Adapt-A-Home program is also available to renters.
503-290-8570 | info@verdenw.org
- The Home Heating and Cooling Program provides free or low-cost ductless heat pumps to homeowners with electric heat or no heat within Portland city limits. The Urban Habitat Program provides free naturescape installations for low-income homeowners in North and Northeast Portland.
- Serves low-income homeowners in Portland.
City of Portland Sewer Safety Net Loans
503-823-4114 | sewerconx@portlandoregon.gov
- Homeowners who qualify may use this low-interest loan to pay for the cost of putting in a sewer line when the City of Portland has required it or to pay for the repair or replacement of a failed sewer line.
- Available to homeowners earning less than 100 percentof the area median income. Borrowers age 62 and older may defer making payments until the property is sold or transferred. Loans are due in full upon sale or transfer of property.
City of Portland Drainage Technical Assistance
503-823-5858 | drainage.inquiries@portlandoregon.gov
- Free technical assistance for residential stormwater drainage concerns.
- Available to anyone in the City of Portland.
City of Portland Home Repair Loan
503-823-3336 | Bev.Keagbine@portlandoregon.gov
- Offers a no-interest loan of up to $40,000 to fund repairs for safe and healthy livability.
- Serves low-income homeowners who live in the Interstate Corridor Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District. Check TIF residence at Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District Look Up.
City of Portland Lead Paint Grant
503-823-3336 | Bev.Keagbine@portlandoregon.gov
- Free remediation of deteriorated lead-based paint and minor home repair.
- Serves income-qualified renters and homeowners living in Portland in housing built before 1978. There must be a child age 5 or younger who either resides in or visits the home.
Portland Water Bureau's Water Quality Line
503-823-7525 |WBWaterLine@portlandoregon.gov
- Assists with drinking water concerns related to taste, smell, color, pressure, or quality, and with ordering lead-in-water test kits.
Renter resources
Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT)
503-288-0130 | hotline@oregoncat.org
- Advocacy organization for renters. Has a Renter's Rights Hotline to offer information.
- All-volunteer union offering legal resources for tenants and information about tenants' rights.
City of Portland Rental Services Office
503-823-1303 | RentalServices@portlandoregon.gov
- Portland Housing Bureau office offering renter resources and an information helpline on landlord-tenant laws.
Water, Sewer, Stormwater Utility Assistance
City of Portland Financial Assistance
503-823-7770 | PWBCustomerService@portlandoregon.gov
- Provides a discount on the City of Portland utility bill to residential customers.
- Available for eligible households earning up to 60 percent of the state median family income and located in the City of Portland water and/or sewer service area.
City of Portland Clean River Rewards
503-823-1371 | cleanrivers@portlandoregon.gov
- Provides a discount on the stormwater portion of your City of Portland utility bill.
- Available for single-family, multifamily, and commercial buildings located in the City of Portland that safely manage their stormwater on-site.
503-235-8431
- Offers utility assistance for electrical, water, and heating bills to households at risk of utility shut off.
- Available to homeowners living in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties (service areas found here).