This page was last updated March 14, 2022.

LA CASA VS. COVID-19

La Casa de Don Pedro continues our mission to #StopTheSpread by providing opportunities to get vaccinated or receive your booster shot along with information on where to get tested and where to go for housing, rental, and small business assistance.

For more info and updates, click links below or follow us on social media @lacasanwk.

Questions? Send us a message at info@lacasanwk.org. 

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La Casa’s Programs & Services Updates

All La Casa de Don Pedro centers are now open with social distancing and health & safety measures in place. Some programs continue to be offered remotely.

Now enrolling for all Early Childhood Education programs: preschool, Head Start, Early Head Start, and Prenatal Support. Call Rosa Chilquillo at 862-400-1125 or email earlychildhoodeducation@lacasanwk.org to enroll.

Family and domestic violence counseling, emergency housing and COVID-19 rental assistance, community health, and HIV/AIDS services are offered in-person and virtually at Facebook.com/LaCasaFamilySuccessCenters. Call us at 973-483-2703 or 973-624-4222, or email health@lacasanwk.org.

Looking for a job? We can help! Contact our job developer at careerservices@lacasanwk.org or 973-481-4568.

In-Person After School Enrichment Program is available. To learn more, contact 973-483-2703, 973-624-4222 or youthandfamilies@lacasanwk.org.

The 2022 LIHEAP season is in full swing. Submit LIHEAP and USF applications, emergency requests, and supporting documents to: energyasst@lacasanwk.org; drop off in-person at 317 Roseville Ave. in Newark; mail to La Casa de Don Pedro,P.O. Box 7118, Newark, NJ 07107; or fax to 973-485-9984. Email inquires and questions to energyasst@lacasanwk.org.

All adult education, LEAD Charter School, citizenship and English as a Second Language classes are offered online and in person, depending on the program. Immigration legal services are provided in-person by appointment only. Contact us at 973-481-4568, careerservices@lacasanwk.org or immigration@lacasanwk.org to learn more or to make an appointment.

Emergency Rental and Mortgage Financial and Counseling assistance is available! Contact us at homes@lacasanwk.org or 973-485-0701 to make an appointment and to learn more.

Housing counseling (foreclosure prevention and first time homebuyer counseling) is available in person, by telephone and email. Email Dante Lara (dlara@lacasanwk.org) or Dorothy Rivers (drivers@lacasanwk.org). HUD-Certified First Time Homebuyer Education workshops are available online at www.ehomeamerica.org/lacasa. Rental Housing Assistance: homes@lacasanwk.org.

All Weatherization and Lead Abatement clients can submit program applications, supporting documents and questions to wxleadasst@lacasanwk.org.

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