The struggles of Portland’s housing authority are by now widely known.
Home Forward, a public agency that works closely with city officials, owns 7,000 low-income apartments and provides rent assistance vouchers to roughly 12,000 Multnomah County residents.
But as WW has reported, the agency has had a tough few years. Its bottom line has eroded amid high rates of nonpayment of rent, expiring COVID-era rent assistance programs, rising operating costs, and a challenging federal funding landscape…