FUND HOPP NOW

Tell the Governor and State Legislature that all New York Homeowners deserve protection from fraud and foreclosures

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The Problem

 
 

Our Impact

New York homeowners face risks of losing their homes to unfair deals and scams, worsened by health crises and job losses. Excluding $40 million for HOPP from the state budget threatens our ability to shield low- and middle-income families from foreclosure and fraud.

Our network of attorneys and housing counselors has helped over 150,000 New Yorkers avoid foreclosure, overwhelming debt, and theft of homes.

As the aftermath of the pandemic continues to affect working-class communities, the need for our services remains urgent. Now, more than ever, it’s vital to support our mission and ensure every New Yorker has a chance to secure their home and their future.

 

“I fell behind on my mortgage and found myself facing a foreclosure lawsuit. Because of the HOPP program, I had access to a housing counselor and an attorney.”

— Homeowner in Belmont, The bronx

 

The Crisis

Homeowners, especially communities of color, still suffer from the threats posed by unfair loan terms, scams to steal homes from families, big companies purchasing large numbers of homes, and being pushed out of their neighborhoods. HOPP offers free advice and legal help to homeowners, but we might lose funding soon. Without money for HOPP, it will be harder to stabilize neighborhoods and help people keep their homes.

 
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+120K

families helped so far

+15K

helped each year

89

nonprofit members

 
 

New York has consistently set the national standard for community stabilization and foreclosure prevention. Innovative and well-funded programs helped bring New York through the worst of the foreclosure crisis by providing homeowners with legal protections and access to a network of high-quality housing counselors and legal service providers, and by giving municipalities tools to address mortgage defaults and zombie properties.

As a result, tens of thousands of New York families preserved affordable housing for themselves and their tenants. With HOPP funding, New York strengthened neighborhoods and municipalities by bolstering property values and tax revenue, and by reducing the number of vacant homes.

 

How you can help

Contact your elected officials and tell them to fund HOPP services!

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