Foreclosure

Both Palm Beach and Broward Counties offer valuable information and resources to help hard-working families stay in their homes. If you or someone you know is facing foreclosure, your county's assistance center may be able to help.

In Palm Beach County: The Foreclosure Assistance Center is a "one-stop-shop" solution center for families facing foreclosure problems. All homeowners who receive help from the center must enroll in a mandatory 12-month financial counseling and education program. For more information, please contact one of the county-wide program locations:

• City of West Palm Beach Foreclosure Assistance Center, 464 Fern Street, West Palm Beach, 33401. Phone: 561-822-1575.
• St. Paul's Church, 3345 Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach, 33417. 561-242-0001.
• Hurst Chapel, 1617 Silver Beach Road, Riviera Beach, 33404. 561-845-7579.
• St. Paul's, 315 M.L. King Blvd., Boynton Beach, 33455. 561-734-2348.
• Harvest AME, 825 Larrimore Road, Pahokee, 33476. 561-924-7030.
• Delray Beach CDC, 401 W. Atlantic Avenue, #016.

In Broward County: The Foreclosure Prevention Program provides single family homeowners assistance in form of a deferred payment loan to pay defaulted mortgages. The county website also includes a list of foreclosure counseling agencies approved by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. For more information, please contact:

• Broward County Housing Authority
  4780 North State Road 7
  Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319
  954-497-4583
  housingcounselor@bchafl.org