Churches United For Fair Housing Inc

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

CHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES: EMPOWERING VULNERABLE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITIES THROUGH HOUSING LOTTERY NAVIGATION, TENANT EDUCATION, AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. - CHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING (CUFFH) IS A GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION ROOTED IN FAITH AND COMMUNITY SPACES THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES AND INTEGRATED SOCIAL RESOURCES. CHURCHES UNITED FOR FAIR HOUSING PROVIDES SERVICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH REMOTELY AND IN-PERSON AT PARTNER CHURCHES AND OFFICES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON HELPING FAMILIES FIND AND MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMBATTING LANDLORD HARASSMENT AND DISPLACEMENT, ACCESSING RESOURCES THAT HELP PREVENT EVICTION AND FIGHT BACK AGAINST OTHER THREATS TO HOUSING OUR PRIMARY SERVICE OFFERING IS YEAR-ROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE WORKS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO NAVIGATE AND DEMYSTIFY NEW YORK CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY APPLICATION PROCESS. RESIDENTS RECEIVE EXPERT, STEP-BY-STEP ADVICE ON WHAT TO EXPECT THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS; INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND MANAGING CREDIT AND DEBT PORTFOLIOS; AND ONGOING SUPPORT AND THROUGH THE SELECTION, INTERVIEW AND APPEAL PROCESSES. CUFFH PROVIDES KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (KYR) WORKSHOPS, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND A WIDE RANGE OF REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS CREDIT REPAIR AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, LEGAL SUPPORT, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, TENANT ORGANIZING, ELA, JOB TRAINING, DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY AND CITY AGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS