Call For Help

March is Save Our Homes Month

If you may be facing foreclosure there are free available resources in our region.

Save the Dream

The American dream of home ownership is disappearing during these times of crisis. In Ohio, rising unemployment, loss of business, and a bleak economic outlook also threaten that dream. Help is available. Save the Dream provides information and highlights programs that Ohioians can use to help save the dream of owning a home. There is information about available resources, the value of working with local housing counselors and the importance of contacting your mortgage servicer.

Visit the Save the Dream website.

The Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Prevention Program

The Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Prevention Program was created by the County Commissioners and County Treasuerer Jim Rokakis in the spring of 2006 to assist residents of Cuyahoga County who were having trouble with (or questions about) their home loans. Their “Don’t Borrow Trouble” public education campaign connects borrowers in distress with a local non-profit counseling agency through the united Way’s First Call for Help line 2-1-1.

Housing Cleveland

A free service for finding affordable rental housing in Cuyahoga County is Housing Cleveland - visit their website or dial 2-1-1 or (216) 436-2000.

Information includes:
Apartments, duplexes, single homes and more.
Properites that meet individual need and budget.
Neighborhood resources, maps, photos
How to avoid problems when renting

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United Way of Greater Cleveland

United Way of Greater Cleveland’s 2-1-1 phone service is a free community program providing information about social, health and government resources 24 hours a day, every day. Residents of Cuyahoga County calling from a land line need only dial 2-1-1 or can call (216) 436-2000. Geauga County residents can call (440) 285-3194 and in Medina County they can call (888) 330-4211.

United Way has compiled information on more than 10,000 community services.

What is 2-1-1?
2-1-1 is a phone number that connects people with important community services. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigned 2-1-1 nationwide as the phone number to dial for help with health and human services. There are nearly 200 active 2-1-1 systems covering all or part of 40 states, plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico.

When you call 2-1-1, you are connected to an information and referral provider in your area, if service is available. Our 2-1-1 program serves Cuyahoga, Geauga and Medina Counties and is a partnership of United Way of Greater Cleveland, United Way Services of Geauga County and United Way of Medina County. 2-1-1 is available 24 hours a day, every day in these counties.

If you need to locate a 2-1-1 service in another area, visit www.2-1-1.org for assistance.

Additional United Way Contact information
United Way of Geauga County - (440) 285-3194
United Way of Lake County - (877) 211-LAKE or (800) 654-5465, Lake County 211 website
United Way of Lorain County - (800) 275-6106, Lorain County 211 website
United Way of Medina County - (888) 330-4211
United Way of Summit County - (888) 212-5041, Summit County 211 website

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