Excellent Renting Program
What Is It? > Detailed Information > Next Steps > Application & PreworkWhat is it?
Excellent Renting is a six-week rental education class designed to help self-motivated people learn how to be successful renters and deal with barriers to rental housing, such as:
- no rental history,
- evictions, and
- poor credit history.
Participants receive information, encouragement, and specific steps they can take to overcome any barriers, manage money, find affordable housing, and be a responsible tenant.
Excellent Renting is offered to the public six times a year. This class meets once a week for six weeks. Childcare is not available.
If you have questions or are interested in signing up for the next class, read the Introduction Information and fill out the application on the pages that follow. If you have questions, contact Victoria Clevenger at 360-993-5301 ext. 122 or vclevenger@secondstephousing.org.
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If you need immediate housing assistance …
The Excellent Renting Program cannot provide emergency housing help. For immediate housing, please call the Emergency Shelter Clearinghouse at 360-695-9677, 7 days a week, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
For those fleeing domestic violence, call the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault hotline at 360-695-0501 at any time.
For more resources, call Information and Referral at 360-694-8899 or 211, Mon-Fri, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.