Housing Counseling Outreach
This page focuses on outreach to the general public to increase awareness of the benefits of housing counseling services. This page provides updates on important Housing Counseling outreach activities and resources, such as National Homeownership Month, as well as downloadable Housing Counseling Works banner ads, flyers, and fact sheets on target service areas.
Download a zip file containing all Housing Counseling Works marketing files.
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National Homeownership Month 2018National Homeownership Month
HUD’s Office of Housing Counseling is excited to announce National Homeownership Month 2018! This year’s theme is ”Find Your Place.“ Visit HUD.gov for the latest information, including:
- Housing Counseling materials including First-time Homebuyer Video, Brochures, Posters and more!
- June issue of The Bridge Newsletter, highlighting National Homeownership Month
- National Homeownership Month Toolkit, which includes:
- Press release that can be customized for your agency
- Tips on how to communicate with the media
- Social media posts and graphics (#NHOM18 and #FindYourPlace)
- Coming Soon: First-time Homebuyer Video
Social Media and Media Relations
The Social Media 101 Toolkit provides counselors with the knowledge needed to establish a social media presence and engage with consumers online. Within this toolkit, counselors will find everything they need to disseminate information about HUD-approved housing counseling to their valued clients and ultimately increase awareness of HUD-approved housing counseling.
The Media Relations Toolkit assists Housing Counseling Agencies (HCAs) in understanding how the local media in their communities are powerful influencers of consumers and can work to engage with them to raise awareness about counseling services. This toolkit provides best practices and tips for communicating with the media to help agencies with their media relations outreach.
Homeowner's Guide to Success
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Homeowner's Guide to Success as part of a public-private partnership between federal agencies and industry partners. The guide provides homeowners with information on the critical first steps to take if they are at risk of missing a mortgage payment or facing foreclosure.
Read the Press Release announcing this new guide.
Download the Homeowner's Guide to Success
Guides Available in Other Languages
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Language |
Download the Guide |
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| Arabic | Download the guide in Arabic |
| Chinese | Download the guide in Chinese |
| Farsi | Download the guide in Farsi |
| French | Download the guide in French |
| German | Download the guide in German |
| Portuguese | Download the guide in Portuguese |
| Russian | Download the guide in Russian |
| Spanish | Download the guide in Spanish |
Fact Sheets, Flyers, Posters, and Videos
Disaster Recovery Flyers
These flyers provide helpful information when participating in events for short-term and long-term disaster recovery efforts in your area. “Turn to a HUD Housing Counselor for Help” and “Don’t be a Victim of Cons and Scams” deliver vital information to communities on the benefits of working with a housing counselor in an emergency or during disaster recovery. Flyers are available for print in full color, one color and black and white. Translation in English, Arabic, French, French Creole, German, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese are provided. For more information, visit the 2017-2018 Disaster and Emergency Resource Page for Housing Counselors.
Beat the Odds Benefit of Housing Counseling Infographic
Fact Sheets and Flyers
Reverse Mortgages Counseling
Rental Counseling
Post Purchase Counseling
Homeless Counseling
Foreclosure Prevention
First Time Homebuyer
Budget and Financial Literacy
Fair Housing
Videos
Housing Counseling Works Videos
View the “Housing Counseling Works” Video
View the “Housing Counseling Works” Video in Spanish
National Homeownership Month Videos
View the “Are You Ready For Homeownership?” Video
View the “Is an FHA Loan Right for You?” Video
View the “Is Housing Counseling right for You?” Video
Instructions to embed a YouTube Video on a website.
Campaign Tips
10 Ways to Spread the Campaign in Your Community Presentation (PDF)