Housing Counseling Services (HCS)

Provides housing counseling services, training, and advocacy for low and moderate income homebuyers, homeowners, and tenants in the Washington Metropolitan area. Emergency Rental Assistance, Rental Housing Search, Foreclosure Prevention, Eviction Prevention, Home Purchase, Home Renovations, Tenant Counseling, Homeless Veterans Rehousing, Lead Safe Repairs, Coop/condo training, Credit Counseling, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, Housing Preservation Counseling

Lead Safe Washington (LSW)

LSW provides lead hazard abatement grants of up to $17,500 per housing unit to property owners and landlords. LSW also assists with unit testing to determine whether there is a lead safety hazard in a...
  • 2410 17th St NW Washington DC 20009
Service Category: Money

Rental Assistance

HCS offers emergency rental assistance through various programs (including the ERAP and CHAP programs) to DC residents who are homeless or in immediate danger of becoming homeless. These rental assist...
  • 2410 17th St NW Washington DC 20009
Service Category: Housing Help Pay for Housing

Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) Program for HIV+ Residents

HCS offers financial assistance to persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) residing in the District of Columbia and Suburban Maryland who are experiencing financial hardship. This assistance is offered th...
  • 2410 17th St NW Washington DC 20009
Service Category: Money
Service Eligibility: Living with HIV or AIDS

Condo and Co-op Technical Assistance

HCS offers training for boards of directors of condos and coops in board management and asset management. No in-person training is being offered at this time. If your condo or coop board is in need of...
  • 2410 17th St NW Washington DC 20009
Service Category: Housing Education

Foreclosure Prevention

Appointments for foreclosure prevention counseling are scheduled by calling (202) 265-CALL (2255) or by email at [email protected]. No in-person (face-to-face) counseling is being offered at...
  • 2410 17th St NW Washington DC 20009
Service Category: Help Pay for Housing
HCS Ward 7 Housing Empowerment Center
1105 50th St., N.E. Washington DC 20019
Housing Counseling Services - Main Office
2410 17th St NW Washington DC 20009