ECHO
HOUSING
EST. 1965
T he Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity
(ECHO Housing) was founded in 1964 and
incorporated in 1965 by community
volunteers dedicated to equal housing
opportunities and the prevention and
e limina t ion of home le s s ne s s .
ECHO is a HUD-approved Housing
Counseling A gency (L HCA ) and a Qualified
Fa ir Hous ing Enforc e me nt Orga niza t ion
(QFHO) providing s e rvic e s t o ve ry low- and
moderate -i ncome r esi dents i n the C ounti es
of A lameda, Contra Costa, and M onterey.
ECHO
H O USIN G
22551 Second Str eet #200
H ay w ard C A 94541
510- 581- 9380
855- AS K-ECHO
[email protected]
www.echofairhousing.org
Christina M Soto
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
COUNSELING, INVESTIGATION
& EDUCATION
•Conduct site investigations in
response to reports of housing
discrimination complaints.
•Conduct rental housing audits to
determine the degree of housing
discrimination.
•Provide educational seminars for
members of the housing industry
(managers, owners, realtors,
etc.).
SERVING
•Counties of Alameda,
Contra Costa, and
Monterey
•Cities of Alameda,
Berkeley, Concord,
Davis, Hayward,
Livermore, Monterey,
Newark, Oakland,
Pleasanton, Salinas, San
Leandro, Seaside, Union
City, and Walnut Creek.
•Offices in Hayward,
Livermore, Oakland, and
Salinas.
FAIR HOUSING
•Provide information to tenants
and property owners on their
housing rights and
responsibilities.
•Facilitate conciliation or
mediation in a variety of
tenant/property owner disputes.
•Primary objective of the program
is to build awareness of housing
laws and to preserve housing.
SERVING
TENANT/PROPERTY OWNER
COUNSELING, DISPUTE
RESOLUTION & EDUCATION
•Assist with delinquent rent or
security deposit due to a
temporary financial setback.
•Helps by arranging a guaranteed
repayment contract between the
tenant and the property owner.
•Assistance is provided as funding
becomes available and tenants are
eligible
SERVING
•Residents of Alameda
County, Salinas and
Monterey
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
EVICTION PREVENTION
•Provide 8 -hour First Time Homebuyer
workshops on credit, budgeting,
government -assisted programs,
conventional financing, purchase and
lending procedures, inspections, closing
costs, fair housing, and fair lending.
•Conduct 2 -hour workshops outlining
the Affordable Homeownership
Programs and Mortgage Assistance
Programs offered by the Cities of
Livermore and Pleasanton.
SERVING
•Alameda, Contra
Costa, Monterey
Counties, and the City
of Davis residents
HOMEBUYER
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
•Assist potential homebuyers by
providing one -on -one counseling
on credit repair, budget, and
predatory lending.
•Identify homebuying opportunities,
including mortgage financing, and
determine eligibility for local, state,
and federal affordable
homeownership programs.
SERVING
•Alameda, Contra
Costa, Monterey
Counties and the City
of Davis residents
PRE - PURCHASE
COUNSELING
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
FOR:
RENT REVIEW
•Alameda County Rent Review Program
•City of Albany Rent Review Program
•City of Concord Just Cause/Rent Stabilization
Ordinance
•City of Emeryville Eviction Harassment Program
•City of Union City Rent Review Program &
Eviction Harassment
•City of Larkspur Just Cause/Rent Stabilization
Ordinance
CONTACT INFORMATION
V angelma Carrier, Housing Counselor
[email protected]
Nancy Martinez, Housing Counselor
[email protected]
Raquel Gonzalez, Housing Programs Coordinator
[email protected]
925 732 3919
www.e chofairhous ing.org