Getting Your House in Order: A Model for African-American Financial Education

Authors

Lisa K. Bates, Portland State UniversityFollow
Stacey Triplett

Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

2014

Subjects

African Americans -- Housing -- Oregon -- Portland, House buying -- Oregon -- Portland

Abstract

The Portland Housing Center (PHC) is a national leader in educating and creating first time homebuyers, with outreach efforts that bring diverse households to its services. However, in 2010, PHC recognized that African American customers were much less likely to buy homes, even when they received counseling. The Portland (OR) area’s African American homeownership rate was just 35% (compared to 65% for Whites) and actually declined from 2000 to 2010.

Working with an African American advisory committee and with research guiding development, implementation, and evaluation, PHC developed a comprehensive program around outreach and services to African Americans in the Portland area. Central to this effort is Getting Your House In Order, a culturally specific financial education course developed and taught by African Americans for African Americans.

Description

Evaluation report for the Portland Housing Center

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12422

Citation Details

Bates, Lisa K. and Triplett, Stacey, "Getting Your House in Order: A Model for African-American Financial Education" (2014). Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations. 82.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12422