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United Way of Manasota
2-1-1 Database
- 2-1-1 manages a state
of the art database containing over 800 agencies and
2,400 programs. 2-1-1 serves Arcadia, Manatee & Sarasota
Counties.
2-1-1
Community Information Network
- 2-1-1 provides
specialized reports to over 35 providers and 17 funding
entities. 2-1-1 can help the community by sharing the
collected data in order to make better decisions with
community resources.
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 Goodwill of Manasota
Fair Housing Assistance
Prevention
Services
- On very
basic level. Not providing extensive counseling services.
Level 1 counseling
Foreclosure
Services
- Budgeting
and educational services, job counseling/employment services
through our Goodwill mission Job Connection Offices,
providing letters to other financial institutions if our
customers need help creating them.
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 Homeownership Preservation
Foundation
- The 888-995-HOPE™
hotline has a single mission: to help more homeowners
avoid foreclosure. Provided by the Homeownership
Preservation Foundation, the Homeowner's HOPE™ Hotline
has provided advice and education to more than 300,000
homeowners since 2002.
- The Foundation is not
a mortgage company. We are an independent, third-party
resource that has assembled a not-for-profit network
dedicated to helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.
- The help is free.
- Financial support for
the Homeowner's HOPE™ Hotline is provided by the
Homeownership Preservation Foundation, a
Minneapolis-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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 Consumer Credit Counseling
Services
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Prevention Services
- Prevention counseling is
provided 24/7/365 days by phone, in person and chat lines
for all services. Referred to other agencies for immediate
relief funds for situations such as utility bills, rent,
etc.
Foreclosure Services
- Crisis, credit, debt
management, bankruptcy, education and all housing services
to include foreclosures and reverse mortgages. Referrals
given to other agencies for immediate relief funds.
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 Hope Now
HOPE NOW is an alliance
between counselors, mortgage companies, investors, and other
mortgage market participants. This alliance will maximize
outreach efforts to homeowners in distress to help them stay
in their homes and will create a unified, coordinated plan
to reach and help as many homeowners as possible. The
members of this alliance recognize that by working together,
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 St. Petersburg Neighborhood
Housing
Services, Inc.
SPNHS provides a wide
array of services to thousands of residents and families in
St. Petersburg and the surrounding areas.
- Maintain and enhance
our homebuyer and homeowner assistance programs.
- Develop and maintain
quality owner-occupied and rental housing.
- Educate our primary
and secondary customers regarding the value of Financial
Fitness training and Home Management and Maintenance
education to low- and moderate-income families in their
pursuit of self-sufficiency and wealth.
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 Catholic
Charities
Prevention Services
- Past due rent, mortgage,
medication and utility assistance when funds are available
and families/individuals meet requirements.
Foreclosure Services
- Foreclosure prevention
counseling
Relocation Services
- Works with North Port Social
Services and North Port Salvation Army to relocate families
that have lost their homes due to foreclosure as renters and
homeowners.
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 Salvation
Army
Angel Tree Christmas
assistance, rent and mortgage assistance (including first
month's rent and/or deposit), Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) provides assistance with utility bills and
deposits (electric, gas and water only-no telephone). emergency
prescriptions, food, emergency clothing.
Foreclosure and
Relocation Services
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 Senior
Friendship Centers
Emergency
Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP) provides assistance
with energy shut off notices, rental assistance
Foreclosure Services
Relocation Services
- On rare
occasions assist with deposits for relocation within the
county.
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 Jewish
Family and Children's Services
Budgeting
assistance, case management, financial assistance (utilities,
food, rental/mortgage assistance and other support, as required
to support family self-sufficiency), resource and referral.
Foreclosure Services
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Assistance to stay in the home or relocation within the
county to continue housing stability if caught in time.
Linkage to Gulf Coast Legal Services if necessary. Financial
assistance within reason to sustain present housing
(utilities, food, rental/mortgage assistance and other
support as required to support family self sufficiency),
resource and referral.
Relocation Services
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Relocation within the county to continue housing stability.
Linkage to Gulf Coast Legal Services if necessary.
Financial assistance within reason to sustain present
housing (utilities, food, rental /mortgage assistance and
other support, as required, to support family
self-sufficiency), resource and referral.
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North Port Social Services
Foreclosure Services
- Assistance
with up to three months of mortgage payments not to exceed
$1,000 for households with dependents and up to $900 for
families without dependents. Possible 4th month payment
with other funding if applicant finds employment after the
third month payment. Assistance available due to a recent
lay off due to closure and downsizing of employment.
Relocation Services
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| State Agencies |
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 Florida
Homeownership Promotes the Economy Task Force
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Federal
Agencies |
 Department of Housing and Urban Development
-
Foreclosure help
- Avoiding
scams
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Relocation resouces
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 For information based on Veterans Affairs
- VA Home
Loan program
- VA
Reaching Out to Vets with Mortgage Problems
- Enhanced
VA Mortgage Options
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