Housing Rights Center
Eugene Alejo has extensive experience in advocacy and case management, currently serving as a Case Analyst at the Housing Rights Center since August 2022, where responsibilities include analyzing housing discrimination complaints and counseling clients. Prior to this role, Eugene was a Tenant Counselor at the South of Market Community Action Network from January 2018 to May 2022, managing a sizable caseload and facilitating tenant rights legal referrals. Additionally, Eugene contributed to community engagement as a Tour Guide for SoMa Pilipinas, focusing on anti-displacement advocacy, and held positions such as Festival Coordinator at the Filipino-American Development Foundation and a Student Supervisor in UCSC Dining. Eugene holds a degree in History with a focus on Asian-American History and a minor in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Housing Rights Center
The Housing Rights Center (HRC) is the nation’s largest nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting housing discrimination. Since 1968, HRC has identified and addressed the challenges of housing discrimination, and continues to expand and diversify its services and programs to meet the need and ever changing issue of fair housing. HRC provides residents within the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties with free (1) housing discrimination investigation, (2) fair housing enforcement (3) outreach and public education, and (4) landlord-tenant counseling. HRC is able to assist clients in several different languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Armenian, Russian, Cantonese, and American Sign Language (ASL). Individuals with hearing/speech impairments can be assisted through our TTY system. Our mission is to actively support and promote fair housing through education, advocacy and litigation, to the end that all persons have the opportunity to secure the housing they desire and can afford, without discrimination based on their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, familial status, marital status, disability, genetic information, ancestry, age, source of income or other characteristics protected by law. **This material is based on work supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of HUD.**