Office Hours during Thanksgiving Week

To all our clients: PHA Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open regular office hours on Wednesday, November 27, the day before Thanksgiving. Have a safe and pleasant holiday.

"Thanksgiving" Blood Drive

PHA is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, November 27 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Washington Gardens Community Center, located at 66 Pembroke Street in Portland, ME. Appointments can be scheduled online at the link below and enter sponsor keyword...

PHA hires new Executive Director

The Portland Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce the hiring of Cheryl A. Sessions as the new Executive Director.  Ms. Sessions replaces Mark B. Adelson who had been Executive Director since 2010 and has been with the a...

Partnerships to End Veteran Homelessness

On August 15, 2019, partner agencies from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont convened at the Northern New England Summit to End Veteran Homelessness with the purpose of sharing best practices and identify ways to better collaborate to end veteran homelessn...

PHA to participate in HUD's new Housing Initiative

HUD Regional Administrator David Tille recently met with local Portland officials to discuss a new initiative targeting housing assistance to young adults who have aged out of the foster care system and are in extreme risk experiencing homelessness. &...

Discover EmPowerMe!

EmPowerMe provides pathways towards family stability, financial empowerment, and life coaching.  Services are available to Public Housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher holders. 

The program covers the life areas of family, money, c...