Housing Resources
Fair Housing Information
If you are denied housing due to your race, origin, gender, age, disability, family status, or sexual orientation, these programs may help.
- Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO)
(855) ASK-ECHO
https://www.echofairhousing.org/fair-housing-services.html - California Civil Rights Department
(800) 884-1684
www.dfeh.ca.gov/ - Bay Area Legal Aid
(925) 219-3325
https://baylegal.org/ - Pacific Community Services, Inc.
(800) 914-6874
http://pacomserve.org/fair-housing--referrals-.html
Affordable Housing
- Affordable Housing in Contra Costa County
- Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
- Guide to Find Affordable Housing, East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO)
https://ebho.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EB-1400_ResGuide-English_Final.pdf
Programs Addressing Homelessness
These programs offer temporary housing assistance.
- Contra Costa Crisis Center
24-hour Homeless Hotline
(800) 808-6444
www.crisis-center.org - SHELTER, Inc.
(925) 335-0698
www.shelterinc.org - STAND! For Families Free of Violence
(888) 215-5555 or (925) 676-2845
www.standffov.org
Tenant/Landlord Issues
These organizations provide information, counseling and mediation for tenant/landlord disputes.
- Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO)
(855) ASK-ECHO
https://www.echofairhousing.org/tenantlandlord-services.html
- Center for Human Development
(925) 687-8844
www.chd-prevention.org - Bay Area Legal Aid
(925) 219-3325
https://baylegal.org/
- Tenants Together
(415) 495-8100
http://www.tenantstogether.org/
- Pacific Community Services, Inc.
(800) 914-6874
http://pacomserve.org/rental-counseling--pacific.html
Housing Services for Persons with Disabilities
- Independent Living Resource of Solano & Contra Costa County
(925) 754-0539
www.ilrscc.org
- Regional Center of the East Bay
(925) 691-2300
www.rceb.org
- California Department of Developmental Services
(916) 654-1690
http://www.dds.ca.gov/
Programs for Seniors
- Contra Costa County Aging and Adult Services
(800) 510-2020 (toll free) or (925) 229-8434
http://ehsd.org/elderly-disabled/information-assistance/ - Lafayette Senior Center
500 St Mary’s Road
(925) 284-5050
https://www.lovelafayette.org/city-hall/city-departments/parks-trails-recreation/senior-services - Meals on Wheels
(866) 669-6697 or (925) 937-8311
https://mowcontracosta.org/
Home Energy and Improvement
The City of Lafayette does not offer funding programs, but a number of regional, state and federal funding programs are available to residents and businesses.
- County of Contra Costa County Programs
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/8059/Home-Energy-and-Improvement-Programs
- Rebuilding Together East Bay Network
(510) 644-8979
https://www.rtebn.org/
Utilities Assistance
- EBMUD Customer Assistance Program
- EBMUD Free Conservation Items
https://www.ebmud.com/water/conservation-and-rebates/rebates/free-conservation-items
- EBMUD Water Conservation Rebates
https://www.ebmud.com/water/conservation-and-rebates/rebates
- PG&E Energy Savings Assistance Program
https://www.pge.com/en/save-energy-and-money/energy-saving-programs.html
- PG&E California Alternate Rates for Energy Program (CARE) Program/Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Program
https://www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance/california-alternate-rates-for-energy-program.html?WT.mc_id=Vanity_care
- Energy Upgrade California
- Low-Income Weatherization Program
https://www.csd.ca.gov/Pages/Low-Income-Weatherization-Program.aspx
Homebuyers Assistance
- Contra Costa County Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (MCC)
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/4768/Mortgage-Credit-Certificate-Program
- First-Time Home Buyer Counseling, Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO)
(855) ASK-ECHO
https://www.echofairhousing.org/first-time-home-buyer-counseling.html - First Mortgage Programs
- Down Payment Assistance Programs
(925) 219-3325
https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/programs/myhome.htm