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Offers a comprehensive approach to individual, family, and neighborhood success, Tri County Community Action provides a myriad of programming and initiatives around early childhood and family development; employment, education, and financial empowerment; housing security; and community development - all in an effort to create strong families and thriving communities.

Offers a homeownership education program consisting of online courses and one-on-one counseling. This course places an emphasis on financial literacy for first-time homebuyers, particularly in the low to moderate income population.

Provides housing counseling services. Helps homeowners whose mortgage delinquency is due to involuntary unemployment, under-employment, or medical reasons. Also helps those who are looking to become homeowners with monthly workshops, financial counseling, and closing cost assistance grants.

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.

Provides free home buyers counseling and closing cost assistance.

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

Offers homeownership counseling, which is often mandated by banks and lenders. Assists with applying for low-interest loans through USDA.

Helps local families overcome debt, improve credit, budget wisely and build assets for the future, as well as helping them maintain stable housing.

Works with potential homebuyers to provide the resources they need to decide whether homeownership is the right choice for them. Also helps homebuyers with grant opportunities, particularly for first-time homebuyers and help with downpayment and closing costs.

Homebuyer Counseling can help: - Understand the home-buying process, lender requirements and mortgage loan products - Assess readiness to buy a home, including a credit and budget review - Develop a personal homebuyers plan, with periodic progress review - Review and prepare for closing-understand the terms and process

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

The purpose of this county wide program is to help low to moderate income home owners correct violations of the BOCA Property Maintenance Code, Local and State Codes, and the Section 8 Housing Quality Standards. Violations include, but are not limited to, structural, plumbing, heating, and electrical problems. Also addresses lead based paint reduction. Handicap accessible modifications are also included in this program. Modifications include, but are not limited to, widened doorways, ramps, and accessible bathrooms and kitchens.

Works with potential homebuyers to provide the resources they need to decide whether homeownership is the right choice for them. Also helps homebuyers with grant opportunities, particularly for first-time homebuyers and help with downpayment and closing costs.

Provides one-on-one rental, pre-purchase, and post-purchase counseling, and group workshops covering topics like home insurance, property tax assistance, weatherization, affordable senior housing, home purchase, fair housing, and home maintenance. Also offers a free full course to earn a first-time home buyer certificate.

The Community Development office has three programs to assist homeowners. * Emergency Home Rehabilitation Program provides assistance to eligible homeowners in situations that create unexpected and immediate danger to the health and well being of the occupants of the home. The Growing Homeowner's Initiative is a matched savings and education initiative to help individuals and families turn the dream of purchasing a home into a reality. The Luzerne County Homeownership Program is to create affordable home buyer opportunities for low to moderate income persons.

Helps local families overcome debt, improve credit, budget wisely and build assets for the future, as well as helping them maintain stable housing.

Offers housing rehabilitation assistance for low/moderate income owner-occupied households throughout the City of Erie. Lead Hazard Control program to mitigate hazards associated with lead-based paints is available for income-qualified households throughout Erie County (both owner-occupied and rental properties).

IDA Program provides Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) to individuals who are first time home buyers. It is a structured savings program that provides matching funds for participants who meet a savings goal and complete financial education. First time home buyers who save $2,000, complete 6 hours of financial literacy education, and participate in 5 hours of housing counseling are eligible to receive $4,000 in matching funds. Funds may be used for down payment or closing costs.

Offers a A HUD and PHFA-certified housing counseling program to assist low and moderate income families achieve home ownership in Butler County. Offers monthly classes pertaining to home buyer education, foreclosure prevention, and mortgage assistance.

Provides individualized training in maintenance, budgeting and upkeep of properties as well as first time home buyer housing counseling.

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

Provides legal services for individuals who are facing eviction or experiencing difficulty maintaining secure, affordable housing.

Provides assistance for people who want to purchase a home by offering information and advice about affordable housing that meets their needs, solving potential credit problems, etc.

Provides affordable rental and owner occupied housing and promotes neighborhood revitalization for low and moderate income families in Lancaster County. Additionally, assistance is provided with mortgage application, credit report updates, inspection of property to determine potential problems or needs. Classes are held to teach the home buying process and requirements which include Spanish speaking instruction.

Provides homeownership workshop opportunities.