We Offer Counseling Services
Pre-Purchase Counseling
Our Pre-Purchase Home Buyer’s Education course is an educational and resource tool centered on advice regarding readiness and preparation for homeownership. Sessions are offered individually or in a group setting.
Foreclosure Assistance
Counselors are available to provide telephone counseling by appointment to discover options for keeping your home. If you need further assistance in completing workout packages or understanding a modification agreement, we will perform a review of your package via Zoom.
High-Cost Loan Counseling
High-Cost Loan Counseling is for borrowers who are entering into a loan term with an interest rate of 8% or more. Our agency provides the counseling requirement needed to secure the loan.
Credit and Financial Management
This course is part of our Home Buyer’s Education and Home Retention series. Clients will learn how to manage credit, debt, and learn the basics of budgeting.
Post-Purchase Counseling
Our Post-Purchase Counseling sessions ensure you are able to maintain homeownership and are typically taken within your first year in the home.
Employment Resources
The Homeowners Employment Corporation is able to provide employment search and services thanks to our partnership with Goodwill® of North Georgia. Goodwill has 10 career centers nearby that are free to use and staffed with experts ready to help you find your next job opportunity. We encourage you to join the more than 11,000 job seekers who found employment using their tools and resources last year. Once you have a stable position, learn how to ensure you are ready to buy a home.
These events bring together employers and prospective employees for company education. These are held throughout the year. Visit a career center location near you.
Goodwill offers a wide variety of workshops. These include computer skills and English as a second language. You can also get assistance from the staff in writing your resume. Learn how to highlight special skills and make yourself more hirable.
Goodwill regularly posts up-to-date job listings. Employers often come to them first to post their open positions.
Training is often the first step in obtaining a new job, especially in the current job market. We connect you with classes, workforce development training resources, and volunteers.
The Transit Training Program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College™ prepares students for public transportation positions like bus and rail operators, vehicle maintenance, capital project development and planning, and transportation management.
Alison™ lists 500 free and certified learning courses. Some of the topics covered include:
- Business and Enterprise Skills
- Finance and Economy Skills
- Languages
- Personal Development and Soft Skills
Volunteering can help bridge the gap for those unemployed for six months or more. Volunteering helps share your talents, improve the community, and learn new skills. Sign up with Volunteer Match to learn more. We also have virtual volunteers who serve in all aspects of recruitment and many areas of human resources. Contact us to learn more about this program.
Goodwill hosts career centers throughout the Atlanta, Georgia area. Some of the locations include:
| • Athens • Cartersville • Decatur |
• Duluth • Northeast Plaza • Oakwood |
• Rome • Smyrna • Woodstock |