MyHOME by Freddie Mac - Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation

Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation is a host site not-for-profit intermediary for the MyHome by Freddie Mac, a program designed to revitalize urban neighborhoods that are still struggling to recover from the economic crisis. It is intended to demonstrate that a holistic, collaborative plan involving local government, housing industry partners, nonprofit organizations and the tools and resources of a prominent secondary market solution provider can help facilitate sustainable neighborhood recovery. Freddie Mac developed CreditSmart®, a multilingual financial education curriculum and consumer outreach initiative designed to help consumers build and maintain better credit, make sound financial decisions, and understand the steps to sustainable homeownership. CreditSmart increases consumers' financial understanding by teaching life-long money management skills and showing consumers how to avoid foreclosure and keep their home.

Date of Last Formal Update

05/11/2023

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211 Metro Chicago

Physical Address

1159 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60620

Hours

Mon 9:00am - 5:00pm; Tue 9:00am - 5:00pm; Wed 9:00am - 5:00pm; Thu 9:00am - 5:00pm; Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm;

Fax

(773) 483-3692

Application process

Please call for more information

Fee

Free

Languages

English

Service area

Chicago, IL

Agency info

Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation

The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) works to foster and promote the revitalization of the low-to-moderate income communities that they serve using comprehensive community development strategies. Since 2001, the GAGDC has worked in all, or parts of, Ashburn, Auburn Gresham, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Washington Heights, West Englewood, and West Chatham.This agency also refers eligible clients needing home furniture to the Chicago Furniture Bank (CFB), which does not accept walk-ins or calls for furniture requests. Individuals requesting furniture may contact Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation staff to discuss further. GAGDC staff will work to assess the client's needs and schedule an appointment on their behalf.