The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended a program for homeowners who are at least 90 days late on their mortgage, and unemployed or working fewer hours because of the economy or a medical condition. The Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) provides eligible homeowners with assistance that pays a portion of your mortgage for up to 2 years or up to $50,000.
Please call our office for more Information and Pre-Applications.
The New York Law Journal has cited our efforts to assist homeowners in danger of foreclosure. Here’s a link to the article:
The Fall 2009 edition of our semi-annual housing information and health fair was held on October 24th. Some pictures of the event are coming soon.
If you missed Good Homes! Good Health!, don’t worry! Good Homes! Good Health! Spring 2010 will be held on April 17th, and the Fall 2010 edition will be held on October 23rd.
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From the Health E-News Summary:
10 Steps to a Longer and Healthier Life
In this issue:
- Promote Quality Health Care For All
- Be Tobacco-Free
- Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
- Be Heart Healthy
- Stop The Spread of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Recognize and Treat Depression
- Reduce Risky Alcohol Use and Drug Dependence
- Prevent and Detect Cancer
- Raise Healthy Children
- Make All Neighborhoods Healthy Places
Health Bulletin #74 is one in a series on issues of pressing interest to all New Yorkers. All Health Bulletins are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and many are available in other languages. For copies, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/health.
Here are a couple of group pictures taken last week at the New York City Council event, Honoring our Tenant Leaders.
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Tonight is Brooklyn Housing & Family Services’ annual awards dinner. The event is already in progress, but it runs until 11pm. If you hurry you can still join in on the celebration.
I am pleased to announce that we will be honoring the following members of our community for their outstanding contributions to the work of Brooklyn Housing & Family Services.
- Edgar Lichstein, M.D
- Chairman – Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
- Professor of Medicine – SUNY, Downstate Medical Center
- Joseph Rosenberg
- Deputy Comissioner - Office of Planning and Intergovernmental Affairs, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
- Miriam McDonald
- Assistant Principal – Institute of Business, Finance & Technology, Ditmas I.S. 62
Dinner and dancing runs from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. You can find us at Rex Manor on 1100 60th St. in Brooklyn.
More information about our Foreclosure assistance services will be coming to the website soon.
Until then you can read what John Crudele of the New York Post has written in connection to our foreclosure efforts:
- In his May 21, 2009 Taking Stock.
- In his May 31, 2009 Dear John… The Answer Man.
If you need assistance please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Our semi-annual housing information and health fair will be held on April 25th.
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