A different Kind of Capital

We believe in thinking about the concept of wealth holistically.

Financial capital is central to living a fulfilled and stable life. But wealth is about so much more than a dollar bill.

Here at the Albina Vision Trust, we anchor our definition of wealth to the broad array of tiny moments and experiences that fill a person’s life with joy.

Wealth is walking into grandmama’s house to the smell of freshly baked sweet potato pie. Wealth is the checkout clerk at the grocery store greeting you by your first name. Wealth is a community-based educator pulling a Black child aside and reminding them that they are loved, cared for and believed in.

Building Opportunity

As developers, we understand that wealth is also material.

The redevelopment of the 10.5-acre PPS headquarters site will create a varied ecosystem of wealth building opportunities for under-represented Oregonians. The construction process is set to produce 3,250 construction jobs, generating $87 million in Minority, Women-Owned, Emerging Small Business (MWESB) contracting opportunities. Once the new site is developed, residents will be provided comprehensive access to a full array of vocational, investment and homeownership opportunities, ensuring that the people who call Lower Albina home are the ones who benefit most from its long-term growth.

As builders of an entirely new zip code, our most fundamental responsibility is to make sure that our most marginalized neighbors, family members and friends are surrounded by the built and communal infrastructure necessary to live healthy, thriving and joyous lives. That's what wealth means to us.