Two Downstate New York Non-Profits Score $545K In Grant Money To Fight Foreclosure

In Westchester County, New York, the news blog of The Journal News reports:

• Westchester Residential Opportunities Inc. and Legal Services of the Hudson Valley have recieved a $545,000 grant to help homeowners struggling in a weak housing market. The groups said they will use the grant to provide area homeowners with counseling and legal services as they seek to avoid foreclosure. The grant money originated from the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corp.

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• Westchester Residential Opportunities, with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon, is one of the largest housing counseling agencies in the lower Hudson Valley region. Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is a provider of free civil legal services to low-income residents in the region. It operates Westchester offices in White Plains, Yonkers and Mount Vernon.

Source: Groups receive grant to help homeowners.