Let’s Build.
literally.
our mission:
To renovate and revive black-owned homes.
To help Black homeowners age in place and generate wealth in healthy homes.
To deter predatory actors and gentrifying forces from removing Black people from their communities
our programs
home preservation
Our flagship program leverages our resources and connections to provide urgent repairs and energy efficiency upgrades to Black homeowners in the Portland Metro Area.
community impact
Our volunteer community is an intergenerational force that enables rapid quality of life upgrades for homeowners.
homeowners, we want to help you!
june 2026 Update
Taking Ownership is updating our case management tools and workflow.
For the next couple weeks as we bring our new system online, we will not
be taking new applications.
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Thank you!
TESTIMONIALS
video of Taking Ownership PDX Impact report and families that have been helped.
From 2020 to 2023,Taking Ownership repaired & made improvements to 106 homes.
400 volunteers performed an estimated $170,000 worth of labor during the same period.
This is a new roof that Taking Ownership replaced for a homeowner in 2023.