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Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity briefs Newark council on tenant services, rental-assistance program

2852409 · April 2, 2025
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ECHO Housing described fair-housing services, mediation, rental-assistance processes and homebuyer education to the Newark City Council and answered council questions about inspections and program operations.

Christina Soto, executive director of Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO) Housing, presented an overview of the nonprofit’s services to the Newark City Council on Feb. 25, describing fair-housing counseling, mediation, a rental-assistance program, homebuyer education and shared-housing initiatives serving Alameda and other Bay Area counties.

Soto said ECHO is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency and a qualified fair-housing enforcement organization. She outlined services including monthly regional fair-housing workshops, tenant–property…

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