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"><div style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; "><h1 class="h1" style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; "><strong style="font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><a href="http://askmeottawa.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7021d204278375e7d9d78784f&id=1fd8af82da&e=d61e209cf5" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; ">Phil Elwell: Preventing housing loss and looking to end homelessness</a></strong></h1><div style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><a href="http://askmeottawa.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7021d204278375e7d9d78784f&id=9e37ed1a2b&e=d61e209cf5" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); 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He’s very quick to address it, “If you can’t understand me, just tell me to slow down,” he says with a smile, “It happens sometimes.” <br><br>Essentially, Phil’s job at the NROCRC is to prevent people from losing their homes. Along with another worker at the centre, he works with clients and helps them negotiate with landlords, apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (L.E.A.P.), educates them on their rights and attends hearings at the Landlord and Tenant board.<br><br>His position at the centre is one of many at this multi-service agency, which also has workers who deal with women and senior abuse, credit counseling, rural-area youth employment and much more. 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