Description

There are numerous non-profit organizations that will charge consumers a minimal fee for the services they offer. HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues and some may even offer assistance including debt reduction and foreclosure assistance programs for free to qualified individuals.

Agency Name: NW HOME START, INC.
Phone: 815-232-6197
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 307 W Main St
FREEPORT, Illinois 61032-4314
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: http://www.nwhomestart.org
Agency ID: 81751
Agency Name: GREENPATH FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Phone: 888-860-4167
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: housingdepartment@greenpath.com
Address: 800 Roosevelt Rd Bldg E
Suite 212
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137-5839
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: GREENPATH, INC.
Website: http://www.greenpath.org
Agency ID: 90087
Agency Name: LAKE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Phone: 847-223-1170
Toll Free:
Fax: 847-223-1174
Email: ewerning@lakecountyha.org
Address: 33928 N US Highway 45
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1714
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Rental Housing Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation:
Website: http://lakecountyha.org
Agency ID: 80113
Agency Name: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 400 W Pleasant St
Greenup, Illinois 62428-1006
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.erbainc.org/
Agency ID: 82770
Agency Name: ERBA CUMBERLAND COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 115 S Kentucky
GREENUP, Illinois 62428-1059
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90379
Agency Name: CEDA – HARVEY
Phone: 312-795-8962
Toll Free:
Fax: 708-331-4539
Email: dsmith@cedaorg.net
Address: 53 E 154th St
HARVEY, Illinois 60426-3645
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY INC.
Website: www.cedaorg.net
Agency ID: 80110
Agency Name: CSC – SPANISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Phone: 815-886-5000-204
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: ccasillas@thecsc.org
Address: 309 N. Eastern Avenue
JOLIET, Illinois 60432-2303
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: COMMUNITY SERVICE COUNCIL OF NORTHERN WILL COUNTY
Website: www.thecsc.org
Agency ID: 90374
Agency Name: ERBA LAWRENCE COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 1211 State St
LAWRENCEVILLE, Illinois 62439-2332
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90385
Agency Name: COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Phone: 847-263-7478
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email:
Address: 800 S. Milwakee Avenue
Suite 201
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois 60048-3254
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: www.cpah.org
Agency ID: 90464
Agency Name: ERBA CLARK COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 2 W. Cumberland St
MARTINSVILLE, Illinois 62442-1191
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90378
Agency Name: GREENPATH FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Phone: 888-860-4167
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: housingdepartment@greenpath.com
Address: 5306 Avenue Of The Cities
Suite A
Moline, Illinois 61265-5069
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: GREENPATH, INC.
Website: http://www.greenpath.org
Agency ID: 83431
Agency Name: ERBA JASPER COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 904 W Jourdan
NEWTON, Illinois 62448-1062
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Rental Housing Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90386
Agency Name: ERBA RICHLAND COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 306 E Main
OLNEY, Illinois 62450-2116
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90384
Agency Name: ERBA EDGAR COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 502 Shaw Avenue
PARIS, Illinois 61944-2352
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90383
Agency Name: METEC
Phone: 309-676-3832
Toll Free:
Fax: 309-676-1612
Email: jschmidgall@metechrc.org
Address: 2605 W Krause Ave
Peoria, Illinois 61605-2904
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: https://www.metechrc.org
Agency ID: 83863
Agency Name: NAVICORE SOLUTIONS- PEORIA, IL
Phone: 732-409-6281
Toll Free: 866-472-4557
Fax: 732-863-5052
Email: housing@navicoresolutions.org
Address: 416 Main St
Suite 800
Peoria, Illinois 61602-1190
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: GARDEN STATE CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING, INC. D/B/A/ NAVICORE SOLUTIONS
Website: http://www.navicoresolutions.org
Agency ID: 80406
Agency Name: MENARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Phone: 217-632-7723
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-632-7255
Email: asmith@menardcha.org
Address: 101 W Sheridan Rd
Petersburg, Illinois 62675-1349
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: https://www.Menardcha.org
Agency ID: 83415
Agency Name: ERBA CRAWFORD COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-276-1728
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-331-7021
Email: sandyd@erbainc.org
Address: 100 W Washington
ROBINSON, Illinois 62454-1420
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90381
Agency Name: ROCK ISLAND ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION
Phone: 309-788-6311
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 100 19th St Ste 109
Rock Island, Illinois 61201-8022
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: http://site.notavailable.org
Agency ID: 83458
Agency Name: NW HOME START- ROCKFORD
Phone: 815-962-2011
Toll Free:
Fax: 815-962-2650
Email: N/A
Address: 803 N Church St
ROCKFORD, Illinois 61103-6918
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NW HOME START, INC.
Website: http://www.nwhomestart.org
Agency ID: 81757
Agency Name: NORTH WEST HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
Phone: 847-969-0561-2002
Toll Free:
Fax: 847-969-0564
Email: paulabush@nwhp.net
Address: 1701 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 203
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois 60173-5127
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
Affiliation:
Website: http://www.nwhp.net
Agency ID: 84135
Agency Name: WESTERN EGYPTIAN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
Phone: 618-965-3193
Toll Free:
Fax: 618-965-9421
Email: housing@weeoc.org
Address: 1 Industrial Park
Steeleville, Illinois 62288-1246
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.weeoc.org
Agency ID: 82184
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. MOULTRIE COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-728-7721
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-728-2923
Email: KDawson@cefseoc.org
Address: 114 E. Harrison Street
SULLIVAN, Illinois 61951-2002
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81966
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. MONTGOMERY COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-532-5971
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-532-3551
Email: CGriggs@cefseoc.org
Address: 8355 Il. Route 127
TAYLOR SPRINGS, Illinois 62089-1043
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81968
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. – CHRISTIAN COUNTY OUTREACH
Phone: 217-824-4712-22
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-824-5018
Email: jrusher@cefseoc.org
Address: 311 S. Main St.
TAYLORVILLE, Illinois 62568-2209
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 83190
Agency Name: ERBA DOUGLAS COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-253-4434
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: sandyd@erbainc@org
Address: 107 W South Central
TUSCOLA, Illinois 61953-1552
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY, INC.
Website: www.erbainc.org
Agency ID: 90382
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. FAYETTE COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 618-283-2631
Toll Free:
Fax: 618-283-2715
Email: APage@cefseoc.org
Address: 517 W. Gallatin Street
VANDALIA, Illinois 62471-2748
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81964
Agency Name: CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO, LAKE COUNTY SERVICES
Phone: 847-782-4165
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 671 S Lewis Ave
Waukegan, Illinois 60085-6101
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – Arabic
– Cambodian
– Cantonese
– Chinese Mandarin
– Czech
– English
– Farsi
– French
– Hindi
– Korean
– Other
– Polish
– Russian
– Spanish
– Swahili
– Turkish
– Ukrainian
– Vietnamese
Affiliation: CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
Website: N/A
Agency ID: 80949
Agency Name: DUPAGE HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER, INC. DBA H.O.M.E. DUPAGE, INC.
Phone: 630-260-2500
Toll Free:
Fax: 630-260-2505
Email: info@dhoc.org
Address: 1600 E Roosevelt Rd
Wheaton, Illinois 60187-6808
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.dhoc.org/
Agency ID: 80523
Agency Name: CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Phone: 815-338-5757
Toll Free:
Fax: 815-338-9646
Email: cccwdstk@sbcglobal.net
Address: 400 Russel Ct
Woodstock, Illinois 60098-2640
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING, INC.
Website: http://www.illinoiscccs.org
Agency ID: 80934