PITTSBURGH — At Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corp. properties, instead of delivering late fees and eviction notices to residents, Lara Washington is serving family-sized meals and offering educational assistance to those who are facing economical hardships.
It's in these ways, among others, that the property group is providing aid to its residents in need amid the Covid-19 pandemic. For Washington, who serves as the president of AHRCO, it's also a part of the organization's original mission of not only providing affordable housing for residents but to also offer assistance to those who call one of its 1,600 apartments throughout the city home.
“We see the Covid-19 crisis as really an attack on our core mission,” Washington said. “This is why we’re here, to make sure our neighborhoods of color are prepared for these types of situations. We’re finding that our neighborhoods are severely at risk, and more so than other neighborhoods so as a landlord we need to take on this extra responsibility to make sure we all stay safe.”
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