DENVER METRO FAIR HOUSING CENTER

Hud funded eoi grant "limited english speaking (lep) outreach and education metro denver". Dmfhc received a new 12-month eoi grant that begins may 15, 2024. The purpose of this project is to address the fair housing outreach and education needs of limited english proficiency (lep) populations residing in underserved areas of the seven county denver metropolitan area served by dmfhc. The total number of people with limited english proficiency in the denver region is approximately 215,060, or 8% of the total population age 5 and older of 2.81 million. Language barriers often inhibit, or prohibit, people with limited english proficiency from accessing benefits and services, from understanding and exercising rights, from fulfilling responsibilities and obligations, and from understanding information provided to them regarding federally funded programs, activities and services.