by CARECEN DC | Jun 14, 2023 | Advocacy, Housing, Immigration, News
Why this petition matters Started by: Benjamin O’Hara, Bilingual Housing Counselor at CARECEN The Local Rent Supplement Program (LRSP) is one of the few DC programs that provides monthly rental subsidies to help make housing affordable for extremely low income...
by CARECEN DC | Jan 24, 2021 | Housing, Impact Stories
A large group of participants, the majority of which were women, attended four sessions of our workshop: Ready, Click, Advance. These sessions were designed to provide guidance on how to use one’s phone to manage personal finances online. None of the...
by CARECEN DC | Jan 24, 2021 | Housing, Impact Stories
We would like to congratulate the tenants at 5000-5040 New Hampshire Ave for acting together to preserve their home! CARECEN’s Housing Program helped tenants of 5000-5040 New Hampshire exercise their Tenant’s Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) rights. These buildings...
by CARECEN DC | Nov 4, 2020 | Housing, Impact Stories
Yolanda and Juan purchased their first home in April 2007 in Ward 4 of Washington, D.C. By September of 2009 their monthly mortgage payments had become overwhelming. Facing a reduction in their income and bearing excessive credit card debt, they came to CARECEN for...