I just received this press release, and although the event is tomorrow night, someone you know may be able to benefit from it. Please share the following information with those you know who may be facing delinquency on their mortgage or who have been unsuccessful in refinancing. This workshop takes place Tuesday, June 9 from 6-8pm at The Housing Partnership's office located at 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 350. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register or if you have questions, call (704) 342-0933.
Thanks,
Jean Love
City of Charlotte
Neighborhood & Business Services
600 East Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(o) 704-336-4161 / (f) 704-336-3959
http://neighborhoods.charmeck.org
FOR Immediate RELEASE
May 29, 2009
Homeownership Center of Charlotte Conducts Workshop On President's
Making Home Affordable Initiative
CHARLOTTE - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership, Inc.'s (The Housing Partnership) Homeownership Center of Charlotte will be conducting a workshop on President Obama's Making Home Affordable initiative Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Making Home Affordable is a plan to stabilize the U.S. housing market and help up to 7 to 9 million Americans reduce their monthly mortgage payments to more affordable levels. The Homeownership Center is conducting this workshop to help Charlotte residents understand who will be served under the Making Home Affordable program, what the guidelines are and what information is necessary in order to apply.
"We're going to present the Making Home Affordable information in an easy-to-understand format," said Ralphine Caldwell, Senior Vice President of Homeownership for The Housing Partnership. "We want all who attend to walk away knowing exactly how this program can benefit them."
Caldwell warns distressed homeowners to beware of foreclosure rescue scams, which have increased with the high foreclosure rate: "Legitimate help is free." The Homeownership Center offers free financial counseling and HUD-approved pre-homeownership education and foreclosure intervention counseling. To date, more than 12,000 families have participated in these services. The need for foreclosure intervention counseling was recently illustrated at the Charlotte HOPE NOW event in April, where Caldwell and her staff worked alongside peer organizations to assist over 500 borrowers who attended the one-day event. The Homeownership Center works with peer organizations locally as well as nationally through NeighborWorks® America, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, the HOPE NOW Alliance and the Housing Partnership Network.
Anyone who is currently facing delinquency on their mortgage or who has been unsuccessful refinancing is encouraged to attend the workshop. "Don't wait until you're out of options," says Caldwell. "The time to find solutions is now." The workshop is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. at The Housing Partnership's office at 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 350 in Southwest Charlotte by Billy Graham and South Tryon Streets. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, call (704) 342-0933.
Founded in 1988, The Housing Partnership is a non-profit housing developer and financing corporation with an emphasis on revitalization, education for homeownership and development work in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The organization is a designated NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center by NeighborWorks® America and a HUD approved counseling agency.
