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Felix Miranda, right, teaches an open guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas, and offers two levels of instruction for young people. Student Gustavo Montoro, 13, reads lyrics in the background. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.