Editorial, media, and corrections

For reporting assignments, interviews, research collaborations, corrections, institutional responses, or public-interest review inquiries. Walter Escobar is the founder and publisher responsible for HAA's independent editorial work.

Email: Contact@HousingAccountabilityArchive.org

Participant Navigation and Advocacy

For help with housing-program applications, referrals, administrative communication, or written requests for review.

Read about participant advocacy

Email: Contact@HousingAccountabilityArchive.org

When contacting HAA for the first time, provide only the minimum information necessary to explain what kind of help you are seeking. Do not send highly sensitive records in an initial email.

Scope: HAA may provide public-information navigation and administrative communication support, but it does not provide legal representation, case management, emergency housing placement, or professional social services.

First contact & privacy

Explain the issue first. Do not send sensitive files in the first message.

An inquiry about individual advocacy is not a request to publish a story. A reporting tip is not permission to advocate on someone's behalf.

Reporting tips and firsthand accounts

Describe the program or institution, approximate timeframe, issue, and preferred way to reply. Do not include diagnoses, identification documents, account numbers, Social Security numbers, other participants' identities, or private evidence in the initial message.

Contact the investigative publisher →

Participant-directed advocacy

Describe the administrative decision or housing process, whether a deadline or immediate safety issue exists, and how you want to communicate. HAA discusses scope and authorization before contacting an institution for you.

Request an advocacy conversation →

Ordinary email is not a secure evidence-submission portal. HAA will discuss an appropriate transmission method and purpose before requesting sensitive documents. Confidentiality and publication permissions are treated separately; anonymity cannot be guaranteed against every possible risk.

Review confidentiality and consent practices →

Correction / Response:

Organizations or individuals referenced in the archive may submit written clarification, correction, or response. Appropriate corrections or clarifying updates may be added to preserve accuracy.