Housing

Community Action Agency is a key provider of housing assistance to homeless persons or those at risk of becoming homeless in Kenosha and Racine County, providing households with rent, escrow or mortgage assistance.

Housing staff use formal and informal resources in assisting individuals and families in their efforts to obtain or maintain permanent homes. The advocacy component helps connect people to housing resources, health care providers, and public benefit programs to which they are entitled. It provides hands on assistance in searching for housing, negotiating with reluctant landlords or mortgage companies, and arranging for supports depending on individual needs and desires. Our staff are expected to function flexibly and to respond creatively in helping clients overcome housing barriers.