Housing Action
Training Center
National Trainings for Housing Counselors
A core part of our Capacity Building program is bringing a robust lineup of trainings for nonprofit housing professionals, with a specific focus on educating housing counselors.
Our goal is to equip housing counselors with the skills and knowledge they need to better help individuals and families find and keep good homes. In 2021, we expanded our training program beyond Illinois, and since then, we have continued to grow our programming, educating housing counselors from across the country.
Interested in joining us to expand your knowledge and better serve your community? Join our email list to learn about ongoing learning opportunities.
Going Nationwide
Housing Action has been training housing counselors since 2006. In 2021, we expanded our training program beyond Illinois, and since then, we have continued to grow our programming, educating housing counselors from across the country.
In 2024, our trainings were attended by
participants
from across the U.S.
On-Demand Trainings
Recognizing the need for housing counselors to have flexible and dynamic learning opportunities, we’ve launched our first on-demand training opportunity, Compliance Matters: The 2024 Definitive HUD Data Compliance Course for HUD-Certified Housing Counselors.
Prerecorded Trainings & Materials
HUD Updates with Jerrold H. Mayer (2023)
Helping Illinois Homeowners Navigate the Home Appraisal Process (2022)
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: The Role of Housing Counselors (2022)
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 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), why these legal protections are essential to expanding housing opportunities, what has happened recently when it comes to fair housing, and how housing counselors can play a critical role in furthering fair housing for your clients and your communities.
Housing Action Illinois brought this training partnership with CAFHA.
Stay Informed & Hear from Experts
We partner with well-respected trainers to make sure that participants get the critical updates and key foundational information needed to support clients.
Becoming a HUD-Certified Housing Counselor
Housing Action Illinois has designed a training series to help newcomers who are interested in a career as a housing counselor. Our Housing Counseling Career Path is a comprehensive program designed to help you understand the six core principles of housing counseling and prepare to pass the HUD Individual Certification Exam, which makes you eligible for hire by a HUD-approved housing counseling agency.
Making the Case for Housing Counseling
Latest News for Housing Counselors
Housing Action Illinois Awarded $307,000 in HUD Housing Counseling Funds: 12 Illinois and Indiana Agencies Will Receive Sub-Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2015 CONTACT: David Young, Director of Technical Assistance, Housing Action Illinois, at 312-939-6074 ext. 202 or david@housingactionil.org Housing Action Illinois received $307,000 to channel resources to 12 housing counseling agencies...
Jennifer Pallas Joining Housing Action as a Housing Counseling Program Coordinator
Housing Action Illinois is pleased to announce that Jennifer Pallas will be joining the organization as a Housing Counseling Program Coordinator on April 1. Jennifer will be working to expand the capacity of housing counselors and counseling agencies throughout the...
Housing Action Illinois is Now a HUD Housing Counseling Intermediary
Coalition Uses Collaborative Approach in Developing Community Based Partnership Model Housing Action Illinois announced its designation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Intermediary, serving Illinois...
Register Today for the NHNLA Training: Financial Counseling for Low-Wealth Clients
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?
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...
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Foreclosure Prevention Best Practices Between Housing Counselors and Servicers
Join the IHCC (Illinois Housing Counseling Coalition) Advocacy Committee for the following event. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Foreclosure Prevention Best Practices Between Housing Counselors and Servicers The Chicago Community Trust 225 N Michigan Ave. Suite 2200, Chicago...
Register Today for the NeighborWorks Training Institute’s Organizational Leadership Succession Training
Designed for forward-thinking executive directors and board members If you are an executive director and are thinking about moving on in the near future, this course is for you. The training places the issue of leadership transitions firmly in the context of...
Training Opportunity for Housing Counselors: Homeownership Intake Assessment
Housing Counselors are invited to attend this training opportunity sponsored by Housing Action Illinois and the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago LEARN HOW TO: Conduct a full assessment of a foreclosure Read and understand a docket Differentiate the...
Fannie Mae Offers REO Incentives to Owner Occupants
Up to 3.5 Percent Closing Cost Assistance on HomePath Properties in the FirstLook Period. Illinois is one of the 27 states where the incentive is available. [br] Starting today Fannie Mae will offer some homebuyers a special incentive to purchase through its HomePath...
Comments on New Certification Requirements for Housing Counselors
On December 12, With input from HUD-certified housing counseling agencies, Housing Action Illinois submitted comments on HUD's proposed rule on new certification requirements for housing counselors. We also has signed onto the recommendations submitted by the National...