FY 2015 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grantees Alabama

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FY 2015 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grantees
Alabama
CommunityAction Agencyof NorthwestAlabama,Inc.
Florence,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015):$14,193
AdditionalFY15Award(newannouncement):$1,878
Total FY15Award:$16,071
IncorporatedinMarch1965,CommunityActionAgencyofNorthwest Alabamahas48years of
experienceinfightingpoverty. TheagencyservesresidentsinLauderdale,Colbert andFranklin
Counties. Theagency’smissionis: “toempowerlow-incomeindividuals,familiesand
communitiestoachieveself-sufficiencythroughadvocacy,resourcemobilizationandservice
delivery.” All services areprovidedat nochargetothepublic.Services include: Comprehensive
housingcounseling; first-time-homebuyereducationworkshops; familydevelopment case
management,aimed at workingwithindividuals andfamilies tobecomeself-sufficient; parenting
programs that workwith womenandmentobecomeresponsiblenurturingparents; at-risk youth
classes andmentoringforcourt-ordered youth; providinghomeweatherizationtoreduceenergy
consumption,andpromotefamilyhealthandsafety; deliveringahot meal 7-days aweekfor
homeboundelderlyanddisabledpersons; andprovidingseeds, plants, and fertilizerforover900
families eachspringto growgardens. www.caanw.org
CommunityAction Partnership of North Alabama,Inc.
Decatur, AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $11,129
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,469
Total FY15Award: $12,598
TheCommunityAction PartnershipofNorthAlabama, Inc., establishedinAugust 1965and a
HUDHousingCounselingAgencysince1974,is aresults-driven501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves
fifteennortherncounties intheStateofAlabama withhousingdevelopment experienceineleven
othercounties throughout thestate.Theagency’s missionis toprovidedirect services that
includeaffordablehousingdevelopment andassistance,housingpreservation,housing
counseling,homeownershipreadiness,foreclosureandloss mitigation,homeenergy
conservation,rent andmortgageassistance,energyassistance,communitydisasterrecovery,
disastercasemanagement,familydevelopment andself-sufficiencycounseling,senior
independent-livingassistance andservices, earlychildhooddevelopment andparent
involvement,dailymeal services forhomeboundindividuals, andcrisis oremergencyservices.
www.northalabamacommunities.org
CommunityAction Partnership of Huntsville/Madison &Limestone Counties, Inc.
Huntsville,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $12,172
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,607
Total FY15Award: $13,779
CommunityActionPartnershipofHuntsville/Madison & LimestoneCounties, Inc.
(CAPHMLC)was foundedas aprivatenon-profit communityactionagencyinFebruary1965.
CAPHMLC’s broadmissionis toalleviatepovertyandsocial deprivationbyenablinglow-
incomefamilies andindividuals tobecomeactive, self-sustainingparticipants inthemainstream
ofAmericanlife.Missionefforts areaccomplishedwithresources providedbyfederal,stateand
local grants. CAPHMLC’s operations arelocated inMadison and LimestoneCounties in
northernAlabama. The organizationis administratedbyamembervolunteer BoardofDirectors
representingthreemajor segments ofthecommunity: lowincomecommunitymembers; private
sectororganizations and publicofficials. CAPHMLC’s cooperationwithpublic,privateand
faith-basedorganizations promotes participationbyresidents that qualifyforavailableservices.
Thehousingcounselingservices providedbyCAPHMLC include: Pre-purchasecounseling;
Resolving/PreventingMortgageDelinquencyor Default counseling; Non-DelinquencyPost
Purchasecounseling; Rental counseling; andShelter/Services fortheHomeless counseling.
Otherservices canbefoundontheagency’s website: www.caa-htsval.org
CommunityService Programs of WestAlabama,Inc.
Tuscaloosa,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $14,158
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,874
Total FY15Award: $16,032
CommunityServicePrograms ofWest Alabama, Inc.(CSP)is aprivate,non-profit organization
whosemissionis toprovideresources andservices that address theimmediateneeds and
promotelong-term self-sufficiencyinlow-income andvulnerablepopulations. CSP programs
includeHousingCounseling,HomeRepairandWeatherization,Affordable Housing
Development,andother supportiveservices. CSP operates aHomeownershipPromotionlineof
business that provides homebuyereducationandlow-interest secondmortgageproducts to
qualifyingfirst-timehomebuyers. CSP is aHUD-approved Local HousingCounselingAgency
andhas providedhousingcounselingservices for morethan20 years. Additionally,CSP is a
NeighborWorks® organizationthat is certifiedtoconduct National ForeclosureMitigation
Counseling(NFMC). As aNFMC provider,CSP has providedmortgagedelinquencyprevention
counselingservices tomorethan400families intheTuscaloosaMetroAreaoverthepast six
years. TheCSP HousingCounselingProgram provides comprehensivehousingcounseling
conductedbyexperiencedhousingcounselors. Theagencyfurthers fairhousingbyproviding
persons withcounseling, education,and/orinformationondiscriminatoryhousingandmortgage
lendingpractices andthe rights and remedies availableunder federal,state, andlocal fairhousing
civil rights laws. http://www.cspwal.com
HousingAuthorityof theCityof Prichard
Prichard,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2015SupplementalComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Total FY15Award:$14,140
Establishedin1940,theHousingAuthorityofthe CityofPrichard’s missionis toensuresafe,
decent,and affordablehousingforlow andmoderateincomefamilies, includingtheelderly,
handicapped anddisabled.Theirhousingcounselingservices include Fair HousingPre-Purchase
EducationWorkshops,Financial Management/Budget Counseling,Home Improvement and
RehabilitationCounseling,MortgageDelinquencyand Default ResolutionCounseling,Non-
DelinquencyPost PurchaseWorkshops,Pre-purchaseCounseling,Pre-purchaseHomebuyer
EducationWorkshops,PredatoryLendingEducationWorkshops,andRental Housing
Counseling.Formoreinformation,visit: http://www.prichardhousing.com/
Jefferson CountyCommitteeforEconomicOpportunity
Birmingham,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $12,510
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,653
Total FY15Award: $14,163
Since1965,JCCEOhasprovidedcomprehensive social andchilddevelopment services tolow-
incomecitizens ofJefferson County. Theagency’s goal is toreducepovertybyassisting
families andindividuals meet theircurrent needs andtobecomeself-sufficient throughthe
effective,flexible,andinnovativeuseofall availableresources. In1999,JCCEOwas approved
as aHUD-approvedhousingcounselingagency. JCCEO’s housingobjectives areto expandand
maintainhomeownership amongvery,low,andlow-to-moderateincomefamilies and
individuals; increaseaccess toaffordablehousing; support communitydevelopment activities;
andaddress theneeds of theCityofBirmingham’s andJefferson County’s most vulnerable
citizens. Thetarget populationforJCCEO’s housingprogram includes families andindividuals
whoseincomes donot exceed80%oftheareamedianfor Birmingham and Jefferson County.
http://www.jcceo.org/
Jefferson CountyHousingAuthority
Birmingham,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015):$11,726
AdditionalFY15Award(newannouncement):$1,548
Total FY15Award:$13,274
Incorporatedin1941,the Jefferson CountyHousingAuthorityis apublic housingauthority
coveringtherural communities ofJefferson County,Alabama. Its missionis toprovidedecent,
safe,sanitaryandaffordablehousingand relatedservices toqualified citizens. Jefferson County
HousingAuthorityhas beenaHUD-approvedhousingcounselingagencysince1994. The
Jefferson CountyHousingAuthorityprovides comprehensivehousingcounselingservices for
anyresident ofJefferson County,particularlythosewithloworverylowincomestatus.
Services includefinancial management,homeimprovement andrehabilitation,pre-purchase
counseling, andrental andhomeless counseling. TheJefferson CountyHousingAuthorityalso
provides non-delinquencypost purchase counseling,predatorylendingandpre-purchase
homebuyereducation,andrental andmortgagedelinquencyworkshops.
www.jeffcntyhousing.com/
MobileHousingBoard
Mobile,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $16,155
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $2,136
Total FY15Award: $18,291
MobileHousingBoard's HousingCounselingAgencyis a HUD-approvedcomprehensive
counselingagencyofferingbothone-on-one and group educational andcounselingassistance.
Theagencyis staffedbyfourexperiencedandcertifiedHousingCounselors andserves asix-
countyareaofSouthAlabamaincludingMobile, Baldwin,Washington,Monroe,Escambia, and
Clarkecounties. TheMobileHousingBoard administers pre-andpost-homebuyereducation
andcounseling,mortgagedelinquency/default counseling,mortgagemodificationmortgage
scam counseling,rental housingcounseling,referral services forthehomeless,credit andbudget
counseling, financial educationandreversemortgage(HECM) counseling. Formore
informationpleasevisit http://www.mhb.gov/
Organized CommunityAction Program,Inc.
Troy, AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $13,027
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,721
Total FY15Award: $14,748
TheOrganizedCommunityActionProgram, Inc.(OCAP)is aprivatenon-profit organization
servingsevenrural counties inSouthernAlabama: Bullock,Butler,Covington,Crenshaw,
Dale, Lowndes andPike Counties. Incorporatedin 1966,as aresult oftheEconomic
OpportunityAct,OCAP provides avarietyofprograms tothelow-income citizens inthe
service area. OCAP assists families andindividuals toeliminatebarriers andmovetowards
self-sufficiency. HousingCounselingis oneoftheprograms that OCAP administers andwill
continuetoadministerbyutilizingotherresources obtainedwithprograms suchas Emergency
Food&Shelter, Low IncomeHomeEnergyAssistanceProgram (LIHEAP),Weatherization,
HousingPreservationGrant andtheagency’s CommunityService Block Grant.Theseservices
include: financial management andbudget,home improvement andrehab, mortgage
delinquencyanddefault, pre-purchase andrental as well as non-delinquencypost purchase and
homebuyereducationworkshops. www.ocaptroy.com
United Wayof Central Alabama,Inc.
Birmingham,AL
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $125,577
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $16,997
Total FY15Award: $142,574
UnitedWayofCentral Alabama, Inc. (UWCA), organizedin1923,is a501(c)(3)non-profit
corporation. Its missionis toincreasetheorganizedcapacityofpeopleto care forone another
andtoimprovetheircommunity. Duringits 2013campaign,UWCAraised over$37.9millionto
support healthandhumanservices ina five-countyregionofnorth-central Alabama.UWCAhas
providedhousingcounselingservices as a HUD-approvedagencyinnorth-central Alabamasince
2011. Since2005,theagencyhas workedthrough its Financial StabilityPartnershipofAlabama
toincreasethefinancial stabilityofAlabamians through “Earn, Learn,and Save”strategies: by
administeringIndividual Development Accounts topurchase afirst-timehome,capitalizeasmall
business,orfundpost-secondaryeducation,as well as providingfreetax preparationassistance
andsupportingfinancial literacyeducationandefforts todecreasetheun-bankedpopulation.
www.uwca.org
Arizona
Administration of Resources and Choices
Tucson, AZ
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $14,422
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,905
Total FY15Award: $16,327
TheAdministrationofResources andChoices (ARC)has beenaHUD-approvedhousing
counselingagencysince 1988. Theagency’s missionis toempowerhomeowners through
comprehensivehousingcounselingservices and enableolderadults andspecial needs
populations toretainindependenceanddignitythroughreversemortgage counseling,elderabuse
andcrisis shelterservices.ARC serves MaricopaandPimaCounties byprovidingcounseling
services that includepre-purchase,mortgagedelinquency/default,andHECM counselingfrom
offices basedinPhoenixandTucson, AZ. ARC has assistedthousands of homeowners to
maintainhomeownership throughthe resolutionof delinquency/default issues. InTucson, ARC
also is astrongadvocate forthequalityoflifefor olderadults throughits Late-Life Domestic
ViolenceandElderShelterservices. ARC provides foreclosurepreventioneducationinPimaand
MaricopaCounties ona one-on-one, face-to-face basis. TheAdministrationofResources and
Choices performs bothHECM anddelinquency/default in-homecounselingforpersons with
disabilities andolderadults. ARC served1,890clients underHUD’s housingcounseling
program duringFY’13. http://arc-az.org/
DesertMission Neighborhood Renewal
Phoenix,AZ
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $11,504
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,519
Total FY15Award: $13,023
Desert MissionNeighborhoodRenewal (DMNR), anaffiliateofJohnC.LincolnHealth
Network,is alocal,non-profit communitydevelopment corporationdedicatedtothe
revitalizationofhousing, businesses andneighborhoods innorthPhoenix. DMNR was
establishedin1993as alocal communitydevelopment corporationandhas IRS 501(c)(3)status.
ThemissionoftheDMNR is topromoteandfacilitatethedevelopment ofhousing,
neighborhoods andbusiness innorthPhoenix. Sinceits inception,DMNR has partneredwith
state,cityandprivate entities toidentifythehousingandinfrastructureneeds ofthecommunities
served. The coreprograms offeredbyDMNR includehousingcounseling(Over400
homeowners created; over1,500families counseled; and650households receivedhomebuyer
educationsince2009),owner-occupiedhome rehabilitation(130homerehabilitations completed
todate),infill affordable housing(developed48homes forlow-incomepersons),and
commercial development andredevelopment. Sinceits inceptionDMNR has beenactivein
blight elimination,communityorganizing,infill affordablehousing,owner-occupiedhome
rehabilitationandvarious commercial redevelopment activities. www.jcl.com/desert-
mission/neighborhood-renewal
Newtown CommunityDevelopmentCorporation
Tempe,AZ
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $14,042
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,858
Total FY15Award: $15,900
NewtownCommunityDevelopment Corporation, establishedin1994and basedinTempe,
Arizona,is anonprofit that provides various housingservices tothe greater Phoenix metroarea.
Themissionis toprovideaffordablehomeownershipopportunities forlow-incomehouseholds
whoareotherwisepriced out ofthehousingmarket.Newtownis aHUD-approvedhousing
counselingagencyandhas adoptedtheNational IndustryStandards forHomeownership
EducationandCounseling. Services providedincludepre-purchaseeducationandcounseling,
post-purchase educationandcounseling,andmortgagedelinquency/default counseling.
Newtownalso operates an Individual Development Account (IDA)program that has provided
$4.5millioninIDAmatchfunds tohelpover350 low-incomehouseholds buytheir first home.
Newtownalso createdthefirst successful CommunityLandTrust (CLT)program inArizona. In
2014Newtowncelebratedits 20thbirthdayandthedevelopment ofover100CLThomes.
www.newtowncdc.org
Arkansas
Arkansas Development FinanceAuthority
LittleRock,AR
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $18,736
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $2,537
Total FY15Award: $21,273
Arkansas Development FinanceAuthority(ADFA),astatehousingfinance agency,provides
capital forqualifiedactivities that benefit Arkansans. From 1977to1985,theArkansas Housing
Development Agencysupplementedthehousingfinancemarket with“belowmarket interest
rates”todevelopsafe,decent andlow-moderateincomeaffordablehousing. ADFA employs a
permanent full-timestaff ofprofessionals who,together,provide expertiseinall areas of
banking, finance,mortgagelendingandaccounting. ADFAsupports homebuyercounselors by
reimbursingformortgagedefault counseling. In addition,ADFAadministers homebuyer
educationprograms (ifa client closes ahomeloan usingtheirprograms).ADFAalso administers
programs fordownpayment assistance,ADDI,home-to-own,mortgage credit certificates,
rehabilitation,construction,andaffordable rental housing. www.arkansas.gov/adfa
Crawford-Sebastian CommunityDevelopment Council
Fort Smith,AR
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $13,784
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,824
Total FY15Award: $15,608
Crawford-SebastianCommunityDevelopment Council, Inc.was organizedin1965as a
communityactionagencywhosepurposeis tomakeimprovements inthelives oflow-income
individuals, families andtheircommunities withthegoal ofself-sufficient living. The
communityactionagencyprovides thefollowingservices: housingcounselingtohelpclients
obtain,sustain,andmaintainquality,affordablehousing; homebuyer’s downpayment and
closingcost assistance; newconstructionofhomes inrural areas for low-andmoderate-income
families; owner-occupied homerehabilitationtorectifyhealthandsafetyissues;
acquisition/resaleof Fort Smithsub-standardproperties; weatherizationofhomes; Individual
Development Accounts with3to1matchedsavings foreducation,homeownershiporsmall
business development; CommunityDental Clinicservingthoseoflowornoincome; ChildCare
FoodProgram toensure qualityfoodis fedto childrenindaycares; Low-IncomeHomeEnergy
Assistance; RiverValleyRegional FoodBankdistributingoversix millionpounds offoodto200
qualifyingagencies; and EmergencySolutions Grant toprevent homelessness andservethose
presentlyexperiencinghomelessness.Formoreinformationvisit www.cscdccaa.org
JonesboroUrban Renewal and HousingAuthorityHousing&CommunityDevelopment
Organization (JURHAHCDO)
Jonesboro,AR
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $11,317
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,494
Total FY15Award: $12,811
TheJURHAHousingandCommunityDevelopment Organization(JURHAHCDO)is a
component non-profit unit oftheJonesboroUrban Renewal and HousingAuthority(JURHA),
sharingacommonBoard ofDirectors, management staff,missionstatement andpolicies.
JURHAHCDOwas createdforthedevelopment ofcooperativeneighborhoodandcommunity
revitalizationprograms includingdirect housingdevelopment andhousingsupportiveservices,
housingcounseling,communityresourcereferrals andtechnical assistance service. In2007,
JURHAHCDOreceived HUDapproval as aHousingCounselingAgency. JURHAstaff
provides qualityhousingcounselingservices (one-on-one)andthorougheducation(suchas
homebuyereducationclasses)totheresidents of Northeast Arkansas. JURHAHCDO’s
counselingservices andeducational opportunities include: Financial Management/Budget
Counseling,Credit Counseling,MortgageDelinquency&Default ResolutionCounseling,Pre-
PurchaseCounseling,Rental HousingCounseling, and,educationinFairHousing,Predatory
LendingandNon-DelinquencyPost-PurchaseCounselingandPre-Purchase Homebuyer
Education.Counselingservices areprovided at the JonesboroUrbanRenewal &Housing
Authority. www.jurha.org
NorthwestRegional HousingAuthority
Harrison, AR
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $14,042
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,858
Total FY15Award: $15,900
In1977, Northwest Regional HousingAuthority(NRHA)was organizedtoadministerHUD
rental assistanceinseven counties ofNorthwest Arkansas. NRHAprovides rental housing
assistancetofamilies facingfinancial distress ordisplacement.NRHA‘s missionis toensure
clean,safe,decent and affordablehousingforlow, verylow,and extremelylowincomefamilies
inits servicearea. Inordertoaccomplish this mission,NRHAadministers 58units oftraditional
PublicHousing,676HousingChoiceVouchers (Section8Rental Assistance),includingSection
8Homeownershipopportunities foreligible families. TheHousingAuthorityalso administers a
USDARural Development Mutual SelfHelpHousingprogram that has built 120homes inthe
past 8 years. NRHAhas built USDARural Development affordablemultifamilyhousing
properties and currentlymanages 13senior andmultifamilyaffordable apartment complexes for
otherdevelopers. NRHA became aHUD-approvedhousingcounselingagencyin2010. NRHA
is approvedtocounsel clients onMortgageDelinquencyandDefault ResolutionCounseling,
FairHousingAssistance, HomebuyerEducationPrograms, MoneyDebt Management,Pre-
purchaseCounseling,PredatoryLending,Home Improvement andRehabilitationCounseling,
Loss Mitigation,Post PurchaseCounselingandRenters AssistanceCounseling.
www.nwregionalhousing.org
Southern Bancorp Community Partners
LittleRock,AR
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $12,287
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,623
Total FY15Award: $13,910
SouthernBancorpCommunityPartners is a501(c)(3)nonprofit andUS Treasury-certified
CommunityDevelopment Financial Institution(CDFI). SBCP’s missionistotransform rural
Southerncommunities bycreatingneweducational andeconomicopportunities forpeoplewith
limitedresources. Formorethan25 years, SBCP has providedcritical communitydevelopment,
familyeconomicsecurity,lending,andpublicpolicyservices intherural South. SBCP works in
partnershipwithSouthernBancorp(collectively, Southern),onethecountry’s oldest andlargest
rural development banks inthenation. Southernworks indistressedcommunities toachieve
threetransformational goals: reducepoverty,increaseemployment,andincrease educational
attainment. SBCP’s programs helpindividuals andfamilies pursue,attain, andretainfamily-
supportingemployment opportunities, takechargeoftheirfinances, improvetheirhousing
conditions, andbuildappreciable assets. Theorganization’s workis focusedinfourcounties in
theArkansas andMississippi Delta: Clark,Mississippi,andPhillips counties (inArkansas), and
CoahomaCounty(inMississippi). SBCP has providedavarietyofhousingcounselingservices
inArkansas andMississippi sinceOctober2005,includingfairhousingcounselingworkshops,
financial management,budget counseling, andhomebuyereducation. www.southernpartners.org
Universal HousingDevelopment Corporation
Russellville,AR
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $13,819
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,828
Total FY15Award: $15,647
Universal HousingDevelopment Corporation(UHDC)has providedhousingrelatedservices to
thepeopleofthesecond, third,andfourthCongressional Districts ofArkansas since1971. As a
HUD-approvedhousingcounselingagencysince 1977,UHDC offers afull rangeof counseling
services toclients inArkansas. Thecurrent grant will beusedprimarilyto providedirect services
toUHDC clients focusingonindividual counseling.UHDC offers Homebuyer Education,Post-
PurchaseEducation,and Financial EducationClasses inbothEnglish andSpanish, andwill
continuetoexpandtheagency’s courseofferings. UHDC is a501(c)(3)corporationorganized
underthedirectionofacommunity-basedboardofdirectors withamission topromoteadequate
andaffordablehousing,economicopportunityand asuitablelivingenvironment free from
discrimination. UHDC offers afull rangeofhousing-relatedservices from rental assistance,
multi-familyhousing, comprehensivehousingcounseling,andnewhomeconstruction,toseveral
different homeowner rehabilitationprograms. UHDC charteredwithNeighborWorks®America
in2002. www.uhdchousing.org/
California
ASIAN,Inc.
SanFrancisco,CA
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $14,523
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,921
Total FY15Award: $16,444
From its inception43 years ago,ASIAN, Inc.’s missionhas beentoempowerdisadvantaged
AsianAmericanandotherunderservedcommunities byremovingdependencies, strengthening
self-determinationandcreatingaccess tobusiness opportunities, andhousingand asset
acquisitionandpreservation. ASIAN, Inc.provides homeimprovement andrehabilitation,
mortgagedefault,pre-purchase andrental counseling.The agencyalso provides post purchase,
predatorylendingandhomebuyereducationworkshops. www.asianinc.org
CCCS of Kern &TulareCounties
Bakersfield,CA
ApplicableNOFA: FY2014–2015ComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Initial FY15Award(announced4/14/2015): $14,078
Additional FY15Award (newannouncement): $1,862
Total FY15Award: $15,940
ConsumerCredit CounselingServiceofKern& TulareCounties (CCCS)is anon-profit that has
servedthelocal communityforover46 years. CCCS serves over3000clients each year. CCCS
is amemberoftheNational FoundationforCredit CounselingandapprovedbyHUDtoprovide
comprehensivehousingcounselingservices. It is independentlyaccredited bytheCouncil on
AccreditationforChildrenandFamilyServices (COA)andis amemberoftheBetterBusiness
Bureau. It is registeredwiththeCaliforniaDepartment ofCorporations andcompliant withlaws
governingcredit-counselingagencies. CCCS offers financial,housingcounselingand education
services that provideoptions andsolutions forits clients. It specializes intheareas of
confidential credit,housingand financial management counselingas well as credit,budgeting,
money-management and homebuyereducationprograms. CCCS offers Personal Credit Report
Reviews, Self-studyPersonal FinanceEducationand IdentityTheft education. CCCS also
provides bankruptcycounselingand education. Formoreinformation,pleasevisit
www.californiacccs.org
Cityof VacavilleDepartmentof HousingServices
Vacaville,CA
ApplicableNOFA: FY2015SupplementalComprehensiveHousingCounselingNOFA
Total FY15Award:$12,146
TheCityofVacavilleHousingCounselingCenter is aHUD-approvedCounselingCenter whose
missionis toensureeveryonehas access totheinformationandresources theyneedtomake
successful housingchoices. TheCenterhas been HUDapprovedforover 20 years andits
counselors havebeentrainedextensivelyinthevarious areas ofHomeownershipEducationand