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HANA Center's HUD-certified counselors provide one-on-one counseling, workshops, and referrals to support limited English-speaking Korean Americans and multiethnic immigrants to obtain and maintain affordable housing and work toward achieving long-term housing goals. Focus areas include rental, pre-purchase, post-purchase, foreclosure prevention, budgeting/financial management, and assisting older adults to apply for public housing.
Provides the following services to debt-stressed consumers: - Comprehensive Debt management program. - Works with creditors to help individuals get out of debt without taking out a loan. - Credit counseling. - Foreclosure prevention. - Housing counseling. - Personal finance education.

Services

Personal Financial Counseling
Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs
Credit Counseling
Housing Counseling
CEDA's staff of HUD-certified Housing Counselors are available to assist with foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, post-purchase, rental counseling, and financial counseling. We can also help identify those who qualify for new COVID-19 rent/mortgage relief programs.

Services

Personal Financial Counseling
Homeless Diversion Programs
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity offers a five-class series to learn the ins and outs of buying, budgeting for, and maintaining a home. This program is open to the public, and anyone is welcome to enroll in the series.
The Chicago Urban League's Housing and Financial Empowerment Center (HFEC) works to support community-based investment and growth by facilitating homeownership and wealth building.HFEC is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency that provides low- to moderate-income residents with professional housing counseling assistance. We provide mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling, pre-purchase counseling, financial capability coaching, and rental counseling. We also offer educational workshops in the areas of financial management budget counseling, homebuyer education, foreclosure prevention, and non-delinquency post-purchase.

Services

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Center for Changing Lives (CCL) partners with the Department of Housing to offer financial and housing coaches who partner with clients to uncover possibilities, overcome barriers, and achieve their financial goals. CCL provides first-time homebuyer workshops and credit-buying and personal finance tools.
CEDA's staff of HUD-certified Housing Counselors are available to assist with foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, post-purchase, rental counseling, and financial counseling. We can also help identify those who qualify for new COVID-19 rent/mortgage relief programs.

Services

Personal Financial Counseling
Homeless Diversion Programs
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America helps thousands achieve the dream of lasting homeownership every year. Participants can become eligible for a below-market rate and an affordable mortgage through their financial counseling programs.
The Home Buying Program consists of 8 hours of education and counseling to meet HUD's requirements. The program is designed to offer individual counseling and group education where clients will learn about the home buying process, credit, money management, the different mortgage products, and down payment assistance programs. After completion of the program, a certificate will be provided.
North West Housing Partnership has partnered with FRAMEWORK to provide an advantageous option for homebuyers to receive homebuyer education online. FRAMEWORK is a HUD-approved online education platform. The fee for the online course is $75.00. NWHP also provides one-on-one in person free counseling.
Provides housing counseling on the following topics: - Pre-Purchase Home Buyer Education. - Budget and Credit Workshops and Counseling. - Post-Purchase Counseling - repairs for homes. - Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.
LCDC offers detailed real estate listings, financial assistance programs, and guidance to empower your homeownership journey.
Open Communities provides HUD approved counseling for housing mediation, rental counseling, older person counseling and pre-purchase and post purchase counseling.

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HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Workshops and case management connect adults with housing opportunities, as well as budgeting and tenant resources. Even more personalized, in-depth housing consultations can be scheduled with our on-site Stable Housing Case Manager.
As a HUD-approved housing counseling agency, CASL specializes in providing housing and financial services, and resources to teens and adults with multiple barriers-including new immigrants, individuals with low English language proficiency, and lack of resources. Everyone is welcome to seek assistance at CASL! Check the CASL Calendar for upcoming Housing and Financial workshops.

Services

Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Credit Denial Assistance
The Hope Center Foundation Home Ownership program offers a 360 approach leading to better job options, more marketable skills, good money management practices, increased earning potential and an enhanced sense of financial security.
Garfield Park Community Council provides services that help property managers, tenants and homeowners faced with eviction or renting an apartment by providing counseling and legal assistance through partnerships with Metropolitans Tenants' Organization and the Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing.

Services

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
South Suburban Housing Center's HUD-Approved Pre- and Post-Purchase counseling is one-on-one and tailored to help individuals reach their own unique homeownership goals.
Provides housing counseling on the following topics: - Pre-Purchase Home Buyer Education. - Budget and Credit Workshops and Counseling. - Post-Purchase Counseling - repairs for homes. - Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.
Provides housing counseling on the following topics: - Pre-Purchase Home Buyer Education. - Budget and Credit Workshops and Counseling. - Post-Purchase Counseling - repairs for homes. - Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.
Administers the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for existing housing. This program subsidizes the rent of eligible participants who live in approved, privately owned housing. This program requires application. Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is a voluntary program designed to teach families how to utilize community resources in order to achieve independence and self-sufficiency through education and job training. All Housing Choice Voucher recipients are eligible to participate in the FSS program. Housing Counseling: Menard County Housing Authority serves as a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency. Offers pre- and post-purchase counseling, credit and budget assistance, credit reports, mortgage delinquency, renter’s assistance, fair housing assistance, loss mitigation, and relocation assistance.
Center for Changing Lives (CCL) partners with the Department of Housing to offer financial and housing coaches who partner with clients to uncover possibilities, overcome barriers, and achieve their financial goals. CCL provides first-time homebuyer workshops and credit-buying and personal finance tools.
CEDA's staff of HUD-certified Housing Counselors are available to assist with foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, post-purchase, rental counseling, and financial counseling. We can also help identify those who qualify for new COVID-19 rent/mortgage relief programs.

Services

Personal Financial Counseling
Homeless Diversion Programs
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
CEDA's staff of HUD-certified Housing Counselors are available to assist with foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, post-purchase, rental counseling, and financial counseling. We can also help identify those who qualify for new COVID-19 rent/mortgage relief programs.

Services

Personal Financial Counseling
Homeless Diversion Programs
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Provides housing counseling on the following topics: - Pre-Purchase Home Buyer Education. - Budget and Credit Workshops and Counseling. - Post-Purchase Counseling - repairs for homes. - Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.