On the Face of the Foreclosure Crisis: Who is Affected?

Start: 03/26/2009 9:30 am

End: 03/26/2009 1:30 pm

On the Face of the Foreclosure Crisis: Who is Affected?

Location: United for a Fair Economy (UFE), 29 Winter Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA

Cost: Registration Required.

Information: Maga Troncoso or Kathy Brown: 617-423-8609

For UFE: Jeannette Huezo, 617-423-2148 ext 132.

Description: Come to an immigrant tenant learning session to learn about how foreclosure is affecting the Immigrant Latino community and how your organization can get involved in helping tenants & homeowners to save their homes. Lawyers and dedicated community housing activists will be guiding you in this learning session.

English-Spanish and Spanish-English translation provided.

Sponsored by: Boston Tenant Coalition, Allston Brighton CDC, JPNDC, Greater Boston Four Corner, United for a Fair Economy, ABCD-Hispanic Center, City Life/Vida Urbana, Greater Boston Legal Services.

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