Housing Advocate
Full Time • MD - Hyattsville - close to New Carrolton Metro
- Position Summary
- The Housing Advocate is a vital member of CAFY’s HOME Program, providing support to individuals and families facing homelessness or housing insecurity due to domestic violence or related issues. This role involves direct client services, community engagement, and advocacy to enhance access to safe, affordable housing, acting as a case manager and liaison.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
Client Support and Case Management**
Client Support and Case Management**
- - Conduct intake assessments and develop housing stability plans.
- - Assist with navigating housing systems, applications, and tenant rights.
- - Provide trauma-informed case management to promote housing retention.
- - Accompany clients to housing-related appointments as needed.
- - Offer referrals for employment, healthcare, legal aid, and financial assistance.
Advocacy and Community Engagement**
- Advocate for clients in landlord negotiations and eviction prevention.
- Build relationships with landlords, property managers, and housing authorities.
- Attend meetings to represent organizational interests and vulnerable populations.
- Identify barriers to housing and assist in policy reform efforts.
- Educate clients and the community on housing rights through workshops.
Non-Profit Operations and Collaboration
- Maintain case documentation and reports for funders and program evaluation.
- Collaborate with colleagues for holistic service delivery.
- Participate in team meetings and support fundraising and outreach efforts.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 1–3 years in housing services, nonprofit advocacy, or community organizing.
- Knowledge of housing issues, social justice, and crisis intervention.
- Strong communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
- Bilingual preferred; familiarity with housing systems and tenant law is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
- - Salary: $40,000 – $42,500 based on experience.
- - Benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, PTO, 401K, self-care days, and a 4-day work week.
Work Environment
- Hybrid work setting: 3 days in-office and 1 remote day; occasional evening or weekend work may be required.
Compensation: $40,000.00 - $42,500.00 per year
Founded in 2003, Community Advocates for Family & Youth (CAFY) was established to minimize the impact the judicial had on children. CAFY build on the founder’s passion to help children who through no fault of their own had to provide testimony in the adult court.
Later, in 2005, when a public safety officer asked a volunteer at the Sexual Assault Center at the Prince George’s County Hospital if something could be done for the crime victims who were not receiving treatment at the hospital, CAFY’s victim services began. That volunteer was Arleen B. Joell, Founder and Executive Director of CAFY. The non-profit she formed in 2003 as a result of her passion and that encounter has evolved to the point that the organization was recently described by a highly respected County activist as a victim’s “social emergency room”.
Since gaining its official nonprofit incorporation in 2005, CAFY has been the only dedicated community-based victim service provider supporting PGPD. The nonprofit she formed started servicing sexual assault victims referred by the Prince George’s Police Department (PGPD). More than ten years later, CAFY serves all victims of crime and has been lauded by State and Local officials for the work done for the citizens of Prince George’s County. CAFY now serves Prince George’s County Police Department along with the Cities of Laurel, Greenbelt and Bowie Police Departments.
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