Your Finances & Home
UPO’s financial and housing counseling are critical for many DC residents. To meet the growing need, we are partnering with Citi Foundation on the DC Financial Empowerment Initiative. One result: When our neighbors come for free tax preparation, each one is given an expert financial coach.
Rhoda and her UPO Certified Housing Counselor created an action plan that laid out her steps to becoming a homeowner. When she closed on her new home, she thanked UPO and said, “Dreams come true with the help of people that believe.”
Your Finances & Home
DC Financial Empowerment Initiative
Reach out to us to improve your financial stability and create generational wealth. Click below to make your appointment with an expert financial counselor.
Tax Preparation & Financial Literacy
UPO offers free tax preparation by IRS-certified experts to DC households who earn up to $69,000/yr. We will e-file your federal and state returns at no cost, and our team holds financial literacy workshops on topics such as budget and credit.
Affordable Housing
UPO partnered with premier developer TM Associates to create new, high-quality, dignified affordable housing for households who earn up to 50% of the area’s median income. The first two buildings include 177 new homes.
Housing Counseling and ADU
As a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency, UPO holds workshops on topics such as homebuying. To register for free workshops, contact (202) 231-7922 or housingservices@upo.org. UPO also co-created a handbook on how to build an ADU (a 2nd home on an existing property) with Citi and the Coalition for Smarter Growth
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Our Valued Partners
Citi Foundation’s Community Finance Initiative
DC Mayor’s Office
TM Associates
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development