Housing counseling programs

The prospect of these moratoria expiring or having expired has amplified the need for housing counseling services provided by trained and competent counselors. HUD also recognizes the important role housing counselors can provide in helping to mitigate delinquencies and defaults leading to foreclosures and evictions and how counseling services directly result in a mitigation of losses to the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.

This funding assistance will expand the number of agencies and counselors who can provide Rental HUD Housing and Mortgage Delinquency and Default counseling.

While these areas of specialty are most important, HUD also encourages housing counselor workforce development through programs designed to prepare students for future careers in housing counseling, to strengthen the overall capacity of the HUD housing counseling network. Housing Counseling agencies HCAs are in a unique position to help their communities prepare for and recover from a disaster.

They can help their clients prepare for disasters by integrating preparedness into their counseling and education activities. To preview the workshop packet, click here. Case Management: During these one-on-one sessions, a Housing Counselor will help guide you through different options to resolving your housing issue.

Counselors can assist with apartment searching, applying to subsidized or public housing, communicating with landlords, and sometimes offering rental assistance. Financial Assistance: Depending on eligibility, sometimes we can offer rental assistance to prevent or resolve a housing crisis. Be ready to provide the following documents: Photo ID Social Security cards for everyone in your household Proof of homelessness or risk of homelessness ex: letter from homeless shelter, eviction notice from landlord, eviction notice from magisterial court, letter from domestic violence service provider, letter from agency sponsoring hotel stay, etc.

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