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Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance - Housing Counseling

Provides housing stabilization services including credit and budget counseling; foreclosure prevention counseling; eviction prevention through payment assistance when funds are available and landlord-tenant mediation; and first-time home buyers education and counseling.

What's Here

Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Personal Financial Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Schuylkill Community Action - Financial Education & Support Services

Provides personalized financial education and coaching to help individuals achieve stability and confidence in managing their money. Services Include: - Budgeting Guidance: Learn practical strategies to manage income, track expenses, and set realistic financial goals. - Credit Education & Repair Assistance: Receive help understanding credit reports, disputing inaccuracies, and improving your credit score. - Identity Theft Awareness: Understand risks and protective measures for yourself and your family. - Youth Financial Education: Engage children with interactive lessons that introduce basic money management concepts. - Financial Support for Housing: Guidance on budgeting for rent, utilities, or mortgage payments when applicable. Sessions are available in-person or via Zoom.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Credit Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Hedwig House - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Education Program

Provides medication-supported counseling and recovery programs to assist clients in meeting a specific personal goal.

What's Here

Peer Counseling
Job Development
Career Development
Supported Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Life Skills Education
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Early Intervention for Mental Illness
Mental Health Related Support Groups

Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania - Fair Housing Enforcement and Education

Offers a range of programs to ensure that consumers have access to housing and understand their rights under fair housing laws. Services include counseling on the rights protected under fair housing laws, information on how to recognize and report violations, information on legal options and assistance with the legal process, random testing to ensure regional compliance with fair housing laws, technical assistance, and comprehensive education programs.

What's Here

Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
General Legal Aid

Ceiba - Kensington Housing Counseling

Coordinates the housing counseling services of three organizations: Concilio, Esperanza and the Norris Square Civic Association - These services are delivered to homeowners, potential homeowners and renters. Counselors identify predatory loans and assist homeowners to obtain good loan products for home repairs. Renters receive tenant rights and rental delinquency services. All clients receive Housing Consumer Education, including budget and credit counseling.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Advantage Credit Counseling Services of NEPA - Remote Housing Counseling

Remote sessions take about 90 minutes to complete while the traditional face-to-face sessions can take over 2-3 hours. Counselors are certified by PHFA and NeighborWorks. Participants needs to have a Smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer and a device that has a web camera so that the counselor can clearly see you during the session.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling

Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation - General Services

Provides services to improve the lives of Hispanics in the region, increase the Hispanic population, support existing and new Hispanic businesses, and increase Hispanic investment in the region.

What's Here

Community Development Corporations
Business Assistance Services
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Housing Search Assistance
Hispanic/Latino Community
Home Rental Listings
Minority Business Development
Job Finding Assistance
Small Business Development

Blueprints - Home Ownership Center

Provides foreclosure prevention services for homeowners in danger of losing their homes. Also provides credit counseling and pre-purchase services to those interested in purchasing a home.

What's Here

HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Housing Association and Development Corporation - Homebuying Assistance

Reserves new and renovated homes for sale to people in the low to moderate income range as defined by HUD. Homebuyer counseling is also available.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Urban League of Philadelphia - Housing Counseling

Provides counseling and workshops concerning first-time homebuyers, budgeting and managing finances, resolving/preventing mortgage delinquency, avoiding predatory lending, landlord-tenant issues, and tax liens. Provides referral service for any issue regarding tangled titles and deed transfers. Maintains an extensive list of resources for homeowners, heirs, and rental topics.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Housing Issues

Trehab Community Action Agency - Homeownership Programs

Provides homebuyer pre-screening, along with a series of intensive workshops to instruct consumers in all aspects of purchasing a home and being a successful homeowner.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington - Countywide Homebuyer Assistance Program

Assists first-time homebuyers in attaining their goal of home ownership by providing financial assistance for the purchase and rehabilitation of eligible housing units.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Action Wellness - Housing Services

Offer assistance to clients who are experiencing difficulty finding or maintaining housing. Provides a range of services and options to assist clients in securing and maintaining safe, affordable housing. Housing services include counseling, subsidized housing for homeless individuals with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses, and assistance applying for housing related benefits and entitlements.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Bill Payment Plan Negotiation Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance

Open Hand Ministries - Financial Counseling and Affordable Home Ownership

Offers a financial education program that supports the opportunity for affordable home ownership in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Garfield and East Liberty. Participants are supported through the process of credit building, goal setting, budgeting with potential opportunities to purchase an affordable home. The program also includes education on how to maintain and sustain a property once it has been purchased. Using a predominantly volunteer workforce, Open Hand Ministries also purchases and renovates properties for those low-medium income families who qualify.

What's Here

Volunteer Opportunities
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Housing Development
Credit Counseling

Blueprints - Home Ownership Center

Provides foreclosure prevention services for homeowners in danger of losing their homes. Also provides credit counseling and pre-purchase services to those interested in purchasing a home.

What's Here

HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Mount Airy CDC - Housing Counseling

Provides housing counseling services.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Habitat for Humanity of Chester County - Home Ownership Information

Works in partnership with volunteers, donors, and the entire Chester County community to build simple, decent, affordable homes for low-income families. Habitat homes are not free; currently, we offer two different homeownership opportunities that each require applicants to help build their homes.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Intercultural Family Services - Housing Counseling Program

Assists with pre-and post-renting, rental delinquency/default, post purchase counseling, first-time mortgage counseling, anti-predatory lending, and mortgage default and delinquency counseling.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Housing Search Assistance

Tenfold - Homebuyer Assistance Program York

Provides classroom training and eligible participants may qualify for a down payment and closing cost loan to purchase their first home. Classes are offered in both English and Spanish. Visit their website or call for a schedule. The classes include the following topics: - Anti-Predatory Lending and Foreclosure Prevention - Fair Housing/Fair Lending - What is home inspection - Understanding Home Insurance - Making the home purchase decision - Your credit report and what it means - What lenders expect from borrowers - Understanding real estate terms - Roles of the real estate agent - Finding a home you can afford - Financial planning and money management - Maintaining your new home Additional Information Click here for Eligibility Requirements http://www.lhop.org/wp-content/uploads/York-Borrower-and-Lender-Instructions.pdf">Click here for Borrower and Lender Form

What's Here

Housing Down Payment Loans/Grants
First Time Buyer Home Loans
Low Income Home Loans
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Advantage Credit Counseling Services of NEPA - Housing Counseling

Provides individual counseling sessions are offered to prepare potential homeowners for buying first home.

What's Here

HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Hedwig House - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Education Program

Provides medication-supported counseling and recovery programs to assist clients in meeting a specific personal goal.

What's Here

Peer Counseling
Job Development
Career Development
Supported Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Life Skills Education
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Early Intervention for Mental Illness
Mental Health Related Support Groups

Westmoreland Community Action - Housing Counseling and Money Management Center

Offers training and resources designed to support families and individuals who are interested in purchasing their very own home. The Housing Counseling & Money Management Center provides free housing counseling services to all Westmoreland County residents who have housing needs or problems that are potentially resolvable through home buyer education and/or pre-purchase counseling. Services offered include: A) Pre-closing class B) Pre-Purchase Counseling C) Homebuyer Education D) Credit Enhancement

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh - Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program

Provides financial assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers who are interested in purchasing an existing or newly constructed home in the City of Pittsburgh.

What's Here

First Time Homeowners
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Housing Down Payment Loans/Grants

NeighborWorks Western PA - Homebuyer and Homeowner Counseling and Education

Provides homebuyer and homeowner counseling and education, including foreclosure prevention services. All services are available virtually.

What's Here

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling

Washington County Department of Human Services - Homeless Services and Housing Assistance Programs

Offers connection to supportive services to individuals and families experiencing and at risk of homelessness. Services include: Emergency Shelter Services, Safe Haven, Transitional Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, Shelter Plus Care, and Homeless Prevention Programs.

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Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
Homeless Diversion Programs