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Housing Counseling Grants Announced

October 06, 2008

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston has announced $50 million in housing counseling and counseling training grants awarded to national, regional, state and local organizations to provide counseling that will help American families find housing or keep the homes they have.

“Housing counseling organizations will continue to help families make more informed choices before they purchase a home and counsel families facing foreclosure.  Now, more than ever, it is critical that Americans better understand how to manage their money, navigate the homebuying process, and securing their financial future,” said Preston.(http://www.hud.gov/news/)

Locally, Center For Siouxland was awarded a HUD Housing Counseling grant in the amount of $67,174.  Center For Siouxland has been a HUD-approved housing counseling agency for 30 years.

The agency’s Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program provides one-on-one counseling in the areas of pre- and post-purchase counseling, homebuyer counseling, mortgage default/delinquency counseling, home equity conversion mortgage counseling, rental counseling, financial literacy counseling, and predatory lending counseling.  Counselors also provide first-time homebuyer and financial literacy group education.

In addition to providing a Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program, Center For Siouxland also provides a Consumer Credit Counseling Program, the Conservatorship/Representative Payee Program, Bridges West Transitional Housing for the homeless, the 2-1-1 Center, the Retired/Senior Volunteer Program, Senior Companion Program and Community Assistance with a food pantry, and prescription and utility assistance.

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