Why Your Support Matters
For over 50 years, United Community Housing Coalition (UCHC) has provided legal aid, eviction defense, homeownership support, foreclosure prevention, and tenant organizing to keep Detroit families housed.
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Housing stability changes lives:
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Better health outcomes for families
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Increased school attendance for children
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Stronger, more resilient communities
With your help, we can expand our impact and ensure that every Detroit resident—regardless of income—has access to safe, stable housing.
Our Impact
Eviction Defense &
Right to Counsel
Protecting tenants through legal representation and advocacy.
Impact:
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Over 36,500 individuals and families represented or advised in landlord-tenant cases.
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Thousands of evictions prevented annually through legal representation, settlement negotiations, and court advocacy.
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Tenants with legal representation are more than twice as likely to avoid eviction compared to those without.
Housing Stability &
Tenant Organizing
Helping tenants secure stable housing, avoid displacement, and organize for better living conditions.
Impact:
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Provided financial aid to cover court judgments and arrears, preventing eviction for thousands of households annually.
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Helped hundreds of households each year secure safe, affordable housing before becoming homeless.
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Engaged 120 households in the Joe Louis Greenway Neighborhood Project to support tenant ownership and fight displacement.
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Advocated nationally for tenant rights in LIHTC housing and supported policies like H.R. 5827 to fund tenant organizations.
Homeownership Services & Foreclosure Prevention
Helping Detroit homeowners avoid foreclosure and remain in their homes
Impact:
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Assisted 46,000+ households with tax foreclosure prevention.
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Provided mortgage counseling for 1,500+ families.
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Loaned $8.1 million to prevent displacement.
Land Contract Buyout Program
Helping residents escape predatory land contracts and secure stable housing.
Impact:
​UCHC Land Contract Buyouts in the Past Year
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56 low-income households assisted.
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24 homes purchased on behalf of buyers.
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$1.4 million in immediate homeowner equity created.
