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Rent Smart Education program in Milwaukee, technical assistance also provided to Migrant Housing Consortium partners in Midwest
Overview
The housing counseling and education for renters and first time home buyers program is offered to UMOS tenants at the five housing centers and to farmworkers in the surrounding areas. Certified staff work with farmworkers on one-on-one and group settings with the Realizing the American Dream and Rent Smart curricula. |
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- Services Provided – Through workshops or one-on-one consultations, participants are educated on how to obtain and maintain safe, decent and affordable housing as a renter or home owner. This is done through a number of tools used in the curricula that allow participants to see the impact of income and expenses, spending habits, credit history, landlord/tenant communication, rights and responsibilities, toward housing.
- Funding Sources – DOL WIA 167 Housing funding currently funds this project. UMOS has provided training to other organizations who wish to use this curriculum and fund it from various funding sources.
- Populations Served – migrant/seasonal farmworkers and low income populations in need of housing assistance.
- Goals and Objectives – Assist persons to be knowledgeable tenants and to better manage their resources in order to maintain adequate housing for their families, and to build references and better practices for the future, and to become knowledgeable in the process of becoming homeowners.
Related Web Sites:
Housing Assistance Council
USDA Rural Development
HUD
Enterprise Foundation
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