Social Worker
David Wengert (he/him) is a social worker in the Housing Unit who advocates for tenant rights and fights homelessness by connecting at-risk tenants to resources and services. During his tenure with the Housing Unit, he has developed expertise in subsidized housing, illegal evictions, reasonable accommodations and hoarding. He helped create CLS’ tenants’ rights website www.phillytenant.org and also manages www.philadelphiahoarding.org. A long-time resident of West Philadelphia, David considers himself an avid Phillies fan and proud husband and father.