NeighborWorks Receives Foreclosure Prevention Grant

NeighborWorks America will receive up to $1.275 million from The Homeownership Preservation Foundation, Minneapolis, to support homeownership education and foreclosure prevention.The partnership will link the HPF's toll free number, which offers free foreclosure prevention counseling and advice, with NeighborWorks' national network of organizations that provide homeownership education and counseling. The HPF has committed to grant up to $425,000 over the next 12 months and may contribute an additional $850,000 over the next two years based on the success of the program. The HPF can be found online at www.hpfonline.org.