Provides prepurchase/first time homebuyers counseling, default delinquency counseling, budget counseling, housing assistance (Section 8 eligible), landlord/tenant assistance, reverse mortgage counseling (senior program) and referrals to other housing and non-housing agencies.

Offers home ownership classes in English and Spanish several times a year in person and online. Classes meet requirement for certain bank programs and ownership grant programs including those available through M&T Bank, HSBC Bank, Bank of America, Jamestown Savings Bank, Northwest Savings Bank, Bank of America, Five Star Bank and Community Bank NA.

A network of over 85 housing counseling and legal services organizations across the state that provide free, qualified mortgage assistance relief services to homeowners. HOPP representatives can connect New Yorkers to high-quality counseling or legal services all over New York State. The HOPP Program is designed to ensure that no family in New York State ever loses their home because they do not have access to a lawyer or qualified housing counselor. Services include: - Assistance with applying for a loan modification, or other types of loss mitigation - Direct representation in court proceedings, including settlement conferences - Homeownership counseling Operates HomeownerHelpNY (https://homeownerhelpny.org/), an online service that provides New Yorkers with the tools and support to avoid foreclosure and/or scams, and to help them find qualified mortgage assistance relief services from the HOPP network. HomeownerHelpNY is a collaboration between the New York State Attorney General Office and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, a non-profit committed to protecting and preserving affordable homeownership.

Provides counseling and education for those looking to become first time home buyers. Also provides financial capability counseling, mortgage assistance and foreclosure prevention, and fair housing counseling and education. Programs serve as a source of information about ownership, predatory lending, mortgage foreclosure prevention, fair housing, budgeting, handling debt, and credit repair. Provides rental search assistance and limited financial assistance when funding is available (for financial assistance, see separate program listing on FEMA Assistance - Buffalo Urban League).

Financial Education at Jericho Road includes two programs: Financially Fit and City Roots. Financially Fit offers financial education to refugee and American-born adults, empowering them and their families with the knowledge needed to successfully navigate American financial systems, manage limited resources, and embrace a healthy financial lifestyle. Curriculum centers around visual and experiential learning and teaches principals of banking, budgeting, paying bills on time, proper credit use, and savings. City Roots is Jericho Road's first-time homebuyer education program. This program is for both refugees and American-born adults.

Works to enhance quality of life, financial stability, and economic independence for individuals and families. Offers one-stop assistance in a confidential environment to community members. Assistance available year round to help families improve financial management skills and succeed in the workforce. Services include: - Benefits Eligibility and Assistance - Financial Education Workshops - One-on-One Financial Mentoring - Banking Assistance - Education and Career Counseling - Resume and Job Development - Homeownership Assistance - College Entrance Assistance - Assistance completing the Federal Application For Student Aid (FAFSA) - Free Community Events - Free Tax Preparation Assistance for income eligible taxpayers (see separate listing for VITA at Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers)

The Housing programs help people with a variety of housing goals and needs. For some clients, keeping their home and avoiding foreclosure is a challenge. We can help via our foreclosure prevention counseling, where we look for programs that help people keep their homes. Others may be preparing to buy a home for the first time, and we can help them too with our pre-purchase counseling and Essentials for Buying your First Home program. We also offer reverse mortgage counseling, rental counseling, and a few other services, programs, and educational opportunities.

Provides services to help individuals make better decisions about their finances and housing finances and to help others who need help with debt or credit card problems. Services include, debt management, credit counseling, housing counseling, credit card debt, and personal finances.

Provides education to individuals and families of what to expect after buying a home and how to continue asset building and to continue the success of maintaining the house. Program serves Orange, Ulster, Sullivan and Dutchess Counties.

Focuses on helping individuals gain assets and become self-sufficient, improving the health and safety and energy efficiency measures in their home, and helping to develop and improve local businesses. Directly offers opportunities for home ownership and education, energy conservation through weatherization assessment, and renovation services. Also offers financial services such as budgeting along with homeownership, credit, bankruptcy, and foreclosure counseling.

Comprehensive training in purchasing a house for low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers, including: establishing good credit understanding home financing working with a realtor how house inspections work understanding documents signed at closingthrough traditional classroom setting; four weekly, two-hour sessions with guest speakers online through eHomeAmerica with videos and self-tests, enabling individuals to complete the program at home at his or her own paceOne-on-one counseling on topics from credit counseling to home maintenance.Residents of Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins.Offers assistance with down payments; homebuyer education required.

Pre purchase counseling. All aspects of purchasing a home as well as what to expect as a homeowner will be discussed.

Offers one-on-one pre-purchase housing counseling to assist potential homebuyers through the entire process. Assists with credit counseling, credit repair, connecting with a real estate agent, finding the right lawyer, securing the best mortgage product, applying for any appropriate grant programs and post-purchase follow-up. Offers three 2-hour pre-purchase education sessions focusing on readiness to purchase, the purchase process and what it means to be a homeowner.

Offers rental assistance, homeownership counseling, and housing rehabilitation. Housing repair assistance. Processes HUD Section 8 Rental applications.

TRIP offers pre and post purchase housing and financial programs and services to assist first time home-buyers and current homeowners to be successful over the long term. Services include individual housing and financial counseling, home-buyer education classes, foreclosure prevention services, landlord training, home repairs, and more.

Provides housing counseling services, including homebuyer education, home maintenance education, mortgage default/restructuring counseling, tenancy/fair housing counseling, HECM counseling, and financial literacy budget/debt counseling.

Provides guidance and education in the areas of pre-purchase, homebuyer education, delinquency/default, loss mitigation, rental housing, fair housing, and non-delinquent post-purchase issues.

Provides a nationally-certified Homebuyer Education Course for first-time homebuyers, individual pre-purchase and post-purchase counseling. Course certificate required for most first-time homebuyer programs.

Provides housing counseling services, including homebuyer education, home maintenance education, mortgage default/restructuring counseling, tenancy/fair housing counseling, HECM counseling, and financial literacy budget/debt counseling.

Provides housing counseling, pre- and post-purchase/homebuyer counseling, foreclosure prevention/default counseling and closing cost assistance.

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Provides up to $3,000 in assistance with closing costs through a loan that must be repaid for first time home buyers. Also offers HUD approved housing counseling including homebuyer counseling, reverse mortgage counseling to seniors, and foreclosure prevention programs.