Home Forward, established in 1941 as the Housing Authority of Portland, is a housing authority that serves Portland, Oregon, and nearby municipalities in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
Home Forward maintains properties in Portland, Gresham, and Fairview.
[2][3] The city council created the agency in response to a massive influx of people who came to work at shipyards in the Portland area during World War II.
[4] HAP developed many housing projects over the course of the war such as Guild's Lake Courts[5] and Columbia Villa.
All board members are volunteers who serve staggered four-year terms.