Housing Counseling Program

DHR is responsible for implementing the HUD-certified Housing Counseling Program activities involving:

• Assisting clients with housing problems and solutions;
• Providing debt and money-management counseling;
• Providing information on tenants'/landlords' rights and responsibilities and Fair Housing
• Reverse Mortgage Counseling (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or HECM)-coming soon
• Foreclosure Intervention Counseling
• Pre-purchase and first time home buyer counseling
• Providing referrals to other agencies and resources as needed
• PG&E HEAP program application assistance
• Seasons of Sharing program application assistance
• Keep Your Home Program-mortgage assistance for California Homeowners