Philly Uses Door-To-Door Program To Get Out Word On Foreclosure Diversion Program

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

• [A]rmed with a list of homes headed for sheriff's sale, [Emily Carlson and Edith Dixon] the two community organizers from Southwest Community Development Corp. went door to door, escorted for safety by Philadelphia police officer Joseph Young. They handed out information about the city's new program to forestall foreclosures. Homeowners who've missed payments can get legal counseling and go to a court session aimed at working something out with their mortgage companies. [...] The city started the door-to-door program in May. It's making the extra effort, in part, to protect neighborhoods from blight.

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