Twenty counseling organizations throughout New York State have received a Federal grant through the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) to provide foreclosure prevention counseling. If you believe you are at risk of losing your home, don't hesitate to contact a counseling agency listed below serving an area near you:
ACORN Housing Corp. NY
(718) 246-8080
New York City
Albany County Rural Housing Alliance, Inc.
(518) 765-2425 - Voorheesville
(518) 235-3920 - Cohoes
(518) 756-3656 - Ravena
Albany County
American Debt Resources
(800) 498-0766
Suffolk County
Belmont Shelter Corp.
(716) 884-7791 - Buffalo
(716) 213-2784 - North Tonawanda
(716) 312-8075 - Hamburg
Erie County
Better Neighborhoods, Inc.
(518) 372-6469
Schenectady, Montgomery, and Fulton Counties
Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, Inc.
(585) 461-4263 - Rochester
(585) 657-4114 - Bloomfield
Monroe, Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga, Livingston, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario and Yates Counties
Brooklyn Housing & Family Services, Inc.
(718) 435-7585
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association
(718) 773-4116
Brooklyn
Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.
(716) 366-3333
Chautauqua County
Friends of the North Country, Inc.
(518) 834-9606
Essex, Clinton, and Franklin Counties
The Housing Council
(585) 546-3700
Monroe and surrounding Counties
Housing Help
(631) 754-0373
Suffolk County
Human Development Services of Westchester, Inc.
(914) 939-2005
Westchester County
Keuka Housing Council, Inc.
(315) 536-8707
Yates County
Long Island Housing Services
(631) 467-5111 - Suffolk
(516) 292-0400 - Nassau
Long Island
Nassau County Office of Housing & Homeless Service/Homeownership Center
(516) 572-1903
Nassau County
Parodneck Foundation
(212) 431-9700
New York City
PathStone Corporation
(585) 546-7180 - Rochester
(845) 569-0770 - Newburgh
Orange, Dutchess, Sullivan, Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne Counties
Putnam County Housing
(845) 225-8493
Putnam County
Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation
(718) 327-5300
Queens County
Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc.
(845) 352-3819
Rockland County
Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc.
(914) 428-4507
Westchester County
In addition, NeighborWorks® America distributed Federal grants directly to several counseling agencies in New York State to provide foreclosure prevention counseling. If you believe you are at risk of foreclosure, you may contact one of these organizations:
Chautauqua Housing and Rehabilitation Improvement Corporation
(716) 753-4650
Chautauqua County
Community Development Corporation of Long Island, Inc.
(631) 471-1215 - Suffolk
(516) 867-7727 - Nassau
Long Island
Home HeadQuarters, Inc.
(315) 474-1939
Onondaga County
Housing Assistance Program of Essex County, Inc.
(518) 873-3691
Essex County
Hudson River Housing, Inc.
(845) 454-5176
Dutchess County
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc.
(212) 519-2500
New York City
Oppotunities for Chenango, Inc.
(607) 334-7114
Chenango County
St. Lawrence County Housing Council, Inc.
(315) 386-8576
St. Lawrence County
Troy Rehabilitation & Improvement Program, Inc.
(518) 272-8289
Rensselaer County
UNHS NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center
(315) 724-4197
Oneida, Herkimer and Madison Counties
West Side Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
(716) 885-2344
Buffalo
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) also sponsors housing counseling agencies that can provide advice on preventing foreclosure.
Click here to see a list of these HUD approved housing counseling agencies in New York State.