A 1962 report on the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project. The Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project was a rehabilitation effort that provided access to information and home improvement loans to residents within a project area roughly bounded by Skidmore, Vancouver, Fremont & Mississippi. This report includes a historical sketch, maps, a report on the planning stage, improvement costs and actions requested. Started in 1961 by the Albina Neighborhood Council in conjunction with the Portland Development Commission as a response to urban renewal efforts focused on demolition that led to displacement, the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project was a rehabilitation effort that provided access to information & home improvement loans to residents within a project area roughly bounded by Skidmore, Vancouver, Fremont & Mississippi. ANIC (Albina Neighborhood Improvement Committee) was both notable for their high level of community involvement, the multiracial character of the group & number of African American board members serving. The group organized neighborhood events such as community clean-ups, tree plantings, youth programs, social gatherings, regular council meetings to discuss the project, & regularly published a newsletter. ANIC also successfully lobbied the city for infrastructure improvements such as new streetlights, more parks, as well as repairs to sidewalks, alleyways & streets. The program was so popular that more than 1000 residents petitioned the city council to include nearly the whole of Lower Albina in the project area, though only acquiesced to a northward expansion to Blandena adding another 13.5 blocks in 1969. The project ended in 1972 after helping residents gain access to $1.2 Million in loans & grants.