Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) is a membership driven tenant organizing project of New Settlement Apartments’ that works primarily in the Southwest Bronx. Our mission is to protect and maintain affordable and safe housing through collective action. To do this, we:
- Run local campaigns to protect affordable housing and prevent displacement
- Organize tenant associations,
- Provide monthly tenants’ rights workshops and legal clinics,
- Hold regular community building and leadership development programs
- Are actively involved in city and state-wide policy campaigns.