Do not use La Casa De Esperanza as they are dishonest and attempt to do unnecessary work and charge the local government or you for the work. As part of a weatherization energy audit, they recommended replacing existing water heaters in a building with what the repair tech said was a more efficient model. When I pointed out that the existing models had an estimated yearly energy cost of $205 vs. the new model that had a cost of $266, the contracted tech from ActionWI said he didn't care as he was paid to install them. Only when I mentioned that I completed a fraud report with Neighborhood Services did they hold off on replacing them. The existing more efficient models were still under warranty as well. They have a long record of complaints and audits that confirmed poor quality work. In addition, the initial weatherization energy audit was very poorly done. They did a fraction of what they should have done, and the results were questionable at best. Don't use them.
On April 19th, 2021, they had one of their sub-contractors (Action Heating & Cooling) come out to the 4-plex apartment building to replace all 4 thermostats, even though 2 of them had recently been installed, were of the digital type, and were working just fine. This resulted in unnecessary work and unnecessary expense.
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- EIN 39-1144446
- (262) 446-9900
- 410 Arcadian Ave Waukesha WI 53186 USA
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Causes: Child Day Care, Children & Youth, Education, Financial Counseling, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Preschools
Mission: To provide oppportunities for low-income individuals to achieve full social and economic participation in society, with emphasis on the hispanic population
Programs: Weatherization - identifies energy wastes and provides cost effective energy saving measures and education to low income residential households in waukesha, jefferson and milwaukee counties.
family and children- allows families with minor children to become socially and economically independent through coordination of educational, economic and supportive services. Also provides bilingual child care and education and recreational activities for youth.
early head start - provides early childhood education programs and daycare services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant women.
other miscellaneous programs: charter school--provides quality education to low-income students expenses 1,390,118 grants 0 revenue 35,659 food managment training - provides training for employment in the private sector. Expenses 14,158 grants 0 revenue 0 workforce development - provides assistance to individuals in securing adequate employment to maintain their families. Includes career and financial stability counseling, remedial education, skills assessment, interviewing and application assistance, and job shadowing. Provides free federal and state income tax preparation and filing for low to moderate income families and individuals. Expenses 543,609 grants 0 revenue 1,400