Project Sentinel

Fair housing - the fair housing center investigated 365 complaints of discrimination for the year ended june 30, 2024. 647 people benefited from those investigations, and the organization staff provided information, education, and referrals on 938 calls. Many other fair housing cases were resolved with a change in rental policies and practices, reasonable accommodations granted and evictions withdrawn. The organization conducted 190 formal outreach activities with community members from targeted populations, organizations who serve those populations, and housing providers. The organization distributed 9,855 educational materials, a 64% increase from prior fiscal year, and also had 57,000 hits on the website on social media regarding fair housing protections.

Hud housing counseling - hud housing counseling provides needed and sometimes required counseling to homeowners and future homeowners. Most first time homebuyer assistance programs require a certificate of either counseling or an educational workshop. Other government programs also require counseling for housing programs such as applying for a reverse mortgage. The organization also uses funds from the national mortgage settlement fund ("nms"), which is being administered by the california housing finance agency ("calhfa"), to support its hud housing counseling program. It provides free housing counseling service to california households struggling to pay rent, mortgage and living expenses. During the year ended june 30, 2024, the organization assisted 1,119 first time home buyers to prepare for home ownership through homebuyer educational workshops. In addition, the organization provided one-on-one pre-purchase counseling to 701 households. It also assisted 345 households with reverse mortgage counseling, supported 32 post-purchase homeowners, and helped 91 homeowners through mortgage default and delinquency counseling and intervention.