by | Dec 19, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Trainings
Verdene Sims has always had a desire to help people, so after retiring from a career in telecommunications, she decided to start doing something entirely different and wanted to commit herself to doing something that would support others. She says, “I wasn’t sure...
by | Dec 5, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
Léelo en español: Educando a dueños de casa e arrendadores en español en Erie Neighborhood House Monica Marquez is a housing counselor at Erie Neighborhood House, where she is dedicated to providing services to Spanish-speaking clients. Monica began working at Erie...
by | Nov 14, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
When asked what brought her to the housing counseling industry in the first place, Cora describes losing a friend and realizing she needed to make a change in her own life. She left her job at a financial institution working in collections and started working at a...
by | Oct 1, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights, Trainings
Housing counseling is “almost like helping someone walk through the American dream—but it’s not all about homeownership,” says Kesha Chatman, the Division Operating Officer at Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. “You are counseling on their finances, you are...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | CMS Guide, Housing Counselor Updates
Housing Action Illinois is pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of our Guide to HUD-Approved CMSs (version 3.0), which profiles HUD-approved Client Management Systems (CMSs) for housing counseling agencies. This digital resource is available for free...
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...
