HOUSING
RESOURCES
If you need assistance with housing, these resources are a great place to start. Our partners over at CommunityActionLV.org will be able to help you with anything from getting your home ready for the cold weather to housing counseling.
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Community Action Homes partners with local municipalities to improve the quality of the affordable housing stock in the Lehigh Valley through a comprehensive housing revitalization strategy. This strategy includes the following tools: the acquisition of houses, rehabilitation of those houses for resale to eligible buyers, rehab of owner-occupied homes, and façade improvements. Our Housing Counseling program, Lehigh Valley Community Land Trust subsidiary, and Weatherization program are all part of Community Action Homes.
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Weatherization
The Weatherization program provides Residential Weatherization Services and Energy Assistance Services. For additional information please call (610) 691-5620 or visit our Housing webpage.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program
Housing Counselors provide assistance to homeowners at risk of losing their home to a sheriff’s sale – a foreclosure diversion program in the civil division of the Court of Common Pleas in Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Housing counselors meet with homeowners to prepare them for a Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Conference held in civil court. The Housing Counselor reviews loan documents and assists the homeowner explore options available which include bringing mortgage current, paying off mortgage, proposing a repayment plan, request a loan modification, etc. A proposal is developed to address the mortgage delinquency and is presented to the lender’s attorney prior to the conciliation. This conference is attended by the lender, lender’s attorney, a pro bono attorney representing the homeowner (Northampton County only), the homeowner, and the housing counselor.