Rancho Housing Alliance
Our Mission is to provide residents and their communities with the means and resources for quality, affordable housing through innovative and collaborative community-based partnerships.

RANCHO Housing Alliance, Inc was incorporated in 2001 as a subsidiary of Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (DACE) to address the critical need for affordable housing.  Rancho has since developed a wide variety of housing programs to meet the needs of very low to moderate income families in the communities we serve. Utilizing innovative and creative techniques and applications in home designs, Rancho keeps pace with the latest technology and materials to decrease costs of construction, increase energy efficiency, and promote healthy living environments to meet the needs of today’s growing families.  RANCHO provides a comprehensive program to assist residents with all of their housing needs through three distinct divisions. These divisions include:Development and Construction - New construction includes standard construction for single-family detached homes and manufactured housing.  These programs include Community living; Infill single-family housing; Housing preservation and rehabilitation; and residential and dormitory style housing and mobile home park rehabilitation. Each is designed to meet a wide variety of housing needs in support of existing homes and new construction.

• Community Living - Subdivisions of single-family detached homes integrated within walled communities to provide a social and communal environment
• Infill Single-family - homes built within established neighborhoods to increase the value of existing housing stock and reduce blight through revitalization.  Homes can be built on Rancho owned property or the property of individual owner.
• Residential Living - 1 and 2 bedroom casita-style attached and detached units designed with the elderly person in mind
• Migrant Housing - maximizes use of space and amenities to provide a comfortable and efficient living environment for migrant workers
• Housing Rehabilitation and Preservation - provides assistance to improve and upgrade existing single family homes, manufactured homes, and mobile homes in functionality, curb appeal, and value
• Mobile Home Park Rehabilitation - provides assistance to small mobile home parks to improve infrastructure.  These improvements provide greater capacity, health and safety to adequate utilities which in turn protect the environment and local ecology.

Housing Services - to provide qualified families with the resources they need to achieve home ownership.  Housing services works with families one-on-one to help hem understand and navigate the process of buying a home.  Housing services can assist with credit counseling, loan packaging for mortgage financing, down payment assistance programs, home maintenance and emergency preparedness education, and post occupancy assistance for foreclosure and predatory lending avoidance.Good Neighbor Services - provides residents with the information, assistance and resources necessary to assess their current and future housing needs. This assistance is provided through our Housing Counseling and Immigration assistance program.  Our program staff provide a variety of services designed to assist families in determining their eligibility for housing including home ownership pre-qualification.  Housing referrals for alternatives to home purchase are available throughout the Coachella Valley. (Income and family size restrictions may apply).  With small groups and one-on-one counseling, our staff maintains the highest levels of professionalism, confidentiality, and courtesy when working with families in need.  Referrals to local organizations providing social services and daily living assistance are available upon request.

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