Empowerment Through Affordable Housing, Education and Art Programs

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with Vanessa Calderon-Rosado of Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion

Posted

Nov 30, 2020

Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion CEO, Vanessa Calderon-Rosado, discusses the many supports IBA provides; including understanding families economic stability, supporting them with
benefits from unemployment to rental assistance, food insecurity, etc.

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