ABOUT US
CRH is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Puerto Rico dedicated exclusively to stopping the problem of blighted and abandoned properties, with a comprehensive intersectoral approach. Conducts collaborative planning activities and promotes the implementation of strategies to transform public nuisances into assets for recovery, community development and long-term resilience.
PROBLEM
The housing crisis in Puerto Rico has deepened and property abandonment has increased disproportionately in vulnerable communities:
373,424
vacant houses, with a rate of 24% and double growth since 2000
673
Schools closed with 81% in optimal condition to reopen
and reuse them
UNCOUNTED
closed businesses, industrial spaces and empty lots
TOA BAJA
COMMUNITY LAND BANKS
SERVICES
Throughout its history, the CRH has positioned itself as the main providers of technical assistance, consulting and expertise on the issue of property abandonment in Puerto Rico. In order to continue multiplying community development pilot projects, and also to guarantee resources to continue offering its programs to the community, the CRH offers a variety of services to municipalities and non-profit entities:
SUPPORT
MUNICIPAL
Crear nuevas formas de adquisición mediante ordenanzas, capacitación e implementación
COMMUNITY PLANNING
Conduct inventories of abandoned properties and facilitate the creation of a Space Rescue Plan
"PLACE-MAKING"
Enable community development of properties previously identified for specific projects
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
Fortalecer asociaciones de residentes y organizaciones no gubernamentales quienes luchan contra el abandono
PROGRAMA DE ASISTENCIA LEGAL
CRH ha lanzado un programa de asistencia legal que brinda apoyo y representación a individuos elegibles en casos relacionados con herencia, titularidad, usucapión, posesión, y declaraciones de estorbo. Este programa tiene como objetivo apoderar a las comunidades, ayudando a prevenir el abandono de propiedades y promoviendo la justicia en los derechos de propiedad
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