Launching Our First On-Demand Housing Counselor Training

by | May 9, 2024 | Housing Counselor Events, Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates, Trainings

Recognizing the need for housing counselors to have flexible and dynamic learning opportunities, Housing Action Illinois has collaborated with trainer Kim Drayton to introduce our first on-demand housing counselor training, Compliance Matters: The 2024 Definitive HUD...

New Partnership: Bringing the Housing Counselor Career Path to Moraine Valley Community College

by | May 30, 2023 | Housing Counselor Events, Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates

Housing Action Illinois is excited to partner with Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) to present our Housing Counseling Career Path certification training program this summer. The training will be a three-day virtual series. For the first time, we will hold the...

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: The Role of Housing Counselors

by | Jul 12, 2022 | Housing Counselor Events

Fair housing is the right to choose housing free from unlawful discrimination. This training is to help housing counselors better understand the how fair housing works in the United States and why it is so important. Learn about the history of the Fair Housing Act and...

New Guide to HUD-Approved Client Management Systems Helps Housing Counselor Agencies Make Informed Decisions

by | Jun 20, 2016 | Housing Counselor Events, Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

Report delivers detailed breakdowns of 17 client management systems, helping housing counselor agencies find the best fit for their needs A new, comprehensive guide to the Client Management Systems (CMSs) approved by HUD has just been released by Housing Action...

Register Today for the NHNLA Training: Financial Counseling for Low-Wealth Clients

by | May 2, 2014 | Housing Counselor Events

Housing Counselors and social service case managers increasingly find themselves dealing with clients who need to address various financial barriers. This three-day course provides the basic strategies and information needed to increase counseling professionals’...

Join us for a Housing Counseling Webinar on April 10: Is Discriminatory Default Servicing a Factor in Homeowner Default Outcomes?

by | Mar 31, 2014 | Housing Counselor Events, Housing Counselor Updates

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: The U.S. Treasury requires servicers to monitor compliance with fair lending laws, but does not do an assessment as to which servicers are meeting this requirement.  Analyses of data done in other states give...