Avoiding Foreclosure
- Boston’s Foreclosure Prevention Initiative from the Boston Home Center
- Foreclosure Resources from Mass.gov
- Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association Foreclosure Clearinghouse
- Federal Reserve Bank Foreclosure Resource Center
- Boston Federal Reserve Bank Foreclosure Resource Center
- Housing and Urban Development Homeowner Help portal
- Homeownership Preservation Foundation monitors the Homeowner’s Hope Hotline at 888-995-HOPE
- Homeowner’s Hope Hotline information in English and en Español
- Home Owner Resources from MassHousing
- Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders (HOME)
- Hope Now – Support and Guidance for Homeowners
- Mass Legal Help – Resources for Tenants Facing Foreclosure
- Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation offers Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and Homeowner’s Information
- Neighborhood of Affordable Housing also has Homeownership & Foreclosure Preventing Resources and Housing Services for Seniors & Renters
- Ecumenical Social Action Committee offers foreclosure prevention counseling
- Urban Edge is a non-profit organization offering homeownership resources
- Federal Trade Commission tips on avoiding home equity loan scams
Housing Information
Responding to the foreclosure situation in Massachusetts includes helping people find homes they can afford. The organizations on the following list are all based in Boston and offer information about affordable homeownership that may be useful for people facing foreclosure. (For a complete list of town-by-town contact information for organizations throughout Massachusetts, visit www.Mass.gov/foreclosure and click on the document titled “Information about Foreclosure Assistance by Town.”)
| Action for Boston Community Development | 617-357-6202 | www.bostonabcd.org |
| Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation | 617-787-3874 | www.allstonbrightoncdc.org |
| Asian American Civic Association | 617-426-9492 | www.aaca-boston.org |
| Asian Community Development Corp. | 617-482-2380 | www.asiancdc.org |
| City Life/Vida Urbana | 617-524-3541 | www.clvu.org |
| Codman Square NDC | 617-825-4224 | www.csndc.com |
| International Institute of Boston | 617-695-9990 | www.iiboston.org |
| Jamaica Plain NDC | 617-522-2424 | www.jpndc.org |
| Madison Park DC | 617-541-3900 | www.madison-park.org |
| Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance | 617-265-8995 | www.mahahome.org and www.massaffordablehomes.org |
| Massachussetts Housing Partnership | 617-330-9955 877-MHP-FUND (toll free) |
www.mhp.org |
| Mattapan CDC | 617-296-2000 | www.mattapancdc.org |
| Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership | 617-859-0400 | www.mbhp.org |
| Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse | 617-427-5786 | |
| Viet AID | 617-822-3717 | www.vietaid.org |
