For renters (in English and Spanish):
Individual pre-purchase counseling to prepare renters to qualify for purchase financing
Pre-approval for purchase financing through Neighborhood Lending Services, Inc. (NLS) – a nonprofit mortgage company and affiliate of NHS of Chicago
Homebuyer Education Classes (Español)
For homeowners (in English and Spanish):
Affordable fixed-rate loans for home improvement or refinance or both through NLS
Individual foreclosure prevention counseling
Free Foreclosure Prevention Workshops (Español) and "Fix Your Home" Events
Post purchase workshops on home safety, energy efficiency, home repair
For the neighborhood (in English and Spanish):
Assistance with block club organizing and networking
Housing resource presentations at block club meetings, schools, churches, etc.
Neighborhood housing strategies and partnership formation
NHS Back of the Yards/Garfield Boulevard
Program Accomplishments, 2005 - 2010
New Homeowners created in the community: 40
Families in the community saved from foreclosure: 73
Vacant or problem buildings reclaimed: 17
Homes impacted by NLS loans to buy, fix or keep a home in the community: 48
Dollar amount of NLS loans invested in the Back of the Yards/Garfield Boulevard community: $5,686,480
NHS Block Turnarounds and Other Achievements:
49th and Marshfield, 50th and Paulina, 23 affordable New Homes through the City of Chicago “New Homes for Chicago” program completed as part of Boulevard Square at 54th and Morgan
