by Diego Jones | Aug 12, 2022 | Immigration, Impact Stories, News
For the past four months, Washington D.C., has been receiving buses from Texas and Arizona with migrants and asylum-seekers. The vast majority of these people are originally from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Colombia. In a smaller but very important number to...
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 | Jan 24, 2021 | Citizenship, Impact Stories
Jose came to the United States in 1991. He worked several jobs to support his family back in his native El Salvador and postponed applying for citizenship until his retirement. At the age of 74, Jose enrolled in the citizenship course offered at CARECEN. Because...
by CARECEN DC | Nov 4, 2020 | Immigration, Impact Stories
In 2009, Francis Castillo* spent another lonely Christmas without his wife and three children. He was working in the U.S., hoping to make a better life for his family. Castillo last saw his children before he immigrated to the US in 1998. His son was one...
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...
