Rental Counseling During COVID-19: A Snapshot of New York City

By counseling tenants on the protections and relief available during COVID-19, housing counselors can help tenants understand their options.

Way Finders: Helping Clients Manage Budgets and Build Savings in Times of Crisis

During the COVID-19 national emergency, Way Finders has quickly pivoted to virtual delivery to meet clients’ changing needs.

MSHDA: Meeting Clients Needs During COVID-19

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has been offering holistic support to its network during the COVID-19 national emergency.

Mon Valley Initiative: Tips to Effectively Counsel Clients Through COVID-19

Housing counselor Jonathan Weaver shares his tips and lessons learned from counseling clients through a crisis in the past few months.

GreenPath Financial Wellness: Using Grant Funds to Expand Financial Counseling During COVID-19

GreenPath was recently awarded a $750,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to deliver timely counseling to meet the needs of renters and homeowners affected by the COVID-19 national emergency.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Mortgage and Housing Assistance Website

To ensure homeowners and renters have the most up to date and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 national emergency, the CFPB and its federal partners launched a new mortgage and housing assistance website.

Updates to HUDHousingCounselors.com

On May 28, 2020, HUD launched updates to the certification training and testing website www.HUDHousingCounselors.com to improve the user experience in navigating the site and locating information.

HUD Exchange COVID-19 Resources

The HUD Exchange team created a site-wide page on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to help agencies who work on multiple HUD programs.

National Homeownership Month: Social Distancing and the Housing Industry

The Office of Housing Counseling celebrated National Homeownership Month at a June 23 virtual event focused on social distancing, which included a keynote speech by HUD Secretary Ben Carson.