In 1996, a group of concerned leaders within the Latino Community of Washington, DC began meeting to brainstorm ways to combat the growing numbers of homeless Latinos in the Columbia Heightsand Mount Pleasant areas.  After a long process, a united group of leaders from Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) and the Council of Latino Agencies (CLA) presented a proposal to The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness (TCP) in 1997.  The proposal created the Latino Transitional Housing Partnership (LTHP).  LTHP began operating in 1999 as a program fiscally sponsored by CLA.  CLA has a storied history of creating and incubating programs that fill gaps in services and using those programs to build the capacity of existing organizations.  In this scenario, they decided to create a new organization to address the issue of homelessness in the burgeoning Latino population in the District of Columbia.

In April of 2002, LAYC assumedfiscal responsibility for LTHP.  Since that time, LTHP has grown to be more than just a transitional housing program.  Accordingly, LTHP has become Hogares, Inc. 

Hogares’ programs include the Latino Transitional Housing Partnership, Sin Barreras/Without Boundaries (permanent housing for families), Promoviendo Independencia/Promoting Independence (permanent housing for chronically homeless individuals – newest program) and Voz a Voz/Voice to Voice (housing counselors specializing in crisis counseling to the Latino community).