Resources

$268,000 Countrywide Settlement Funds Available - Letters of Inquiry due to United Way due by noon on Friday, June 18, 2010

General description – Countrywide Year 2

LOI form

Heart of West MI United Way Information

8 1/2″ x 11″ POSTER with tear offs


Foreclosure Assistance and Information

Home Repair Services
http://www.homerepairservices.org/financialcounseling

Federal Housing Administration / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=73,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Legal Help and Information

Legal Aid of West Michigan
http://www.legalaidwestmich.org/

Michigan Legal Aid

http://www.michiganlegalaid.org/

National Housing Law Project

http://www.nhlp.org/

Predatory Lending

How to Spot and Avoid Predatory Lending
http://www.responsiblelending.org/issues/mortgage/quick-references/page.jsp?itemID=29675480

Financial Health

Earned Income Tax Credit

http://michiganeic.org/

Housing Issues and Information

Michigan State Husing Development Authority

http://www.michigan.gov/mshda

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

http://www.hud.gov/

Neighborhood and Local Issues

Neighborhood Organizations in Grand Rapids

http://www.cridata.org/Neighb_GR.aspx

City of Grand Rapids Community Development

http://www.ci.grand-rapids.mi.us/index.pl?page_id=292

Grand Rapids Community Foundation
http://www.grfoundation.org/homeforeclosure.php