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Massachusetts Homeownership Education
Workshop Schedule 2008
updated May 5, 2008

This schedule is subject to change. Please contact the homebuyer counseling agency in your area to confirm dates and times and reserve a place in a workshop. This list may not include all scheduled workshops. If you do not see a workshop that is convenient for you, call the agency in your area for additional information.

For a listing of financial education classes, please visit http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MassFinancialLiteracy/. MassFinancialLiteracy is a clearinghouse for courses to educate consumers and small business owners about personal or business financial planning.


May | June| July | August


Month


Region
Counseling Agency - Location

Contact Date and Time Notes

May


Boston

City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 7, 14, and 21
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Homeowner 201
Free
website
City of Boston - Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 12
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Can You Really Afford That Mortgage? Workshop
Free
website
City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 15, 22, 29 and June 5
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Mattapan
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 17
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Homeowner 202 - Condo Owners
Free
website
City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 19
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Can You Really Afford That Mortgage? Workshop
Free
website
City of Boston - Jamaica Plain
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 20, 27, June 3 and 10
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 21, 28, June 4 and 11
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Allston Brighton CDC
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 21, 28, June 4 and 11
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Credit Smart Workshop
Free
website
City of Boston - Mattapan
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
May 31 and June 7
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free
website
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) - East Boston
617-567-5882
email
May 3 and 10
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
call for more information
Nuestra Comunidad - Roxbury
(617) 427-3599 May 3 and 10
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Spanish Class
$30
Urban Edge - Roxbury
617-989-9308 May 3 and 10
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
$35/person; $50/household
Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse - Roxbury
Deneice Kennebrew-Cooper
617-541-8846
May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Free


Greater Boston

Chelsea Restoration Corporation - Chelsea
617-889-2277 May 10 and 17
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
call for more information
Marlborough CDC - Marlborough
Trish Settles
508-408-4118
May 10 and 17
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
call for more information and to register
Neighborhood Housing Services - Abington
617-770-2227 x31 May 15 and 22
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$15/person
website
North Suburban Consortium - Malden
Dennis Falcione
781-324-5720
May 28, June 4, 11 and 18
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$60/household
Quincy Community Action Program - Quincy
Anne Marie Casey
617-479-8181 x119
May 6, 13 and 20
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Free
Quincy Community Action Program - Quincy
Anne Marie Casey
617-479-8181 x119
May 10 and 17
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free
Cantonese Workshop
Watertown Community Housing - Watertown
Robyn Rufo
617-923-3505 x5
May 7
Homebuyer 102 - Purchasing a Condo
free
email
Watertown Community Housing - Watertown
Robyn Rufo
617-923-3505 x5
May 20, 21 and 22
5:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$30
email


Central MA

Greater Gardner CDC - Winchendon
Pat Connors
(978) 630-2975
May 27, 28 and 29
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Orientations 5/14 or 5/21 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
NeighborWorks Homeownership Center of Worcester - Worcester
Rosa Salas
508-791-2170 x226
May 14 and 15
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$75
Orientations: 5/6 & 5/19


Merrimack Valley/North Shore

Coastal Homebuyer Programs, LLC - Newburyport
Ellie O'Leary
978-992-4106
May 13, 15, 20 and 22
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$60/household
email
Community Service Network - Reading
Sheila Herbeck
781-438-5981
May 27, June 3, 10 and 17
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
free
Community Teamwork, Inc. - Chelmsford
Cathy Dyl
978-459-0511 x296
May 28, 29, June 3 and 5
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$45/household
Gloucester Housing Authority - Gloucester
Kathy Erkkila
978-281-4770 x110
May 20 and 21
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$25
Post Purchase Class
Gloucester Housing Authority - Gloucester
Kathy Erkkila
978-281-4770 x110
May 22
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$5
Safe and Sensible Mortgages and How to Avoid Foreclosure
Lawrence CommunityWorks - Lawrence
Juan Bonilla
978-685-3115
May 3 and 10
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
$30/household
Spanish Class
Lawrence CommunityWorks - Lawrence
Juan Bonilla
978-685-3115
May 29
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Condo Workshop
Free
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership - Lowell
978-459-8490
website
May 20, 21, 27 and 28
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$60
Middlesex Community College


South Shore/Cape Cod

Housing Assistance Corporation - Hyannis
Cheryl Manwaring
508-771-5400 x287
May 1, 8, 15 and 22
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Free
Financial Literacy Workshop
Housing Assistance Corporation - Hyannis
Cheryl Manwaring
508-771-5400 x287
May 6, 13, 20 and 27
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$60/household
Plymouth Redevelopment Authority - Plymouth
Patricia Roy
508-747-1620 x188
May 8, 15 and 22
6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
$25/household
Pro-Home, Inc. - Taunton
508-821-1092 May 5, 12 and 19
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$35/Taunton residents; $45/others
Pro-Home, Inc. - Taunton
508-821-1092 May 14, 21 and 28
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Money Smart Financil Literacy Seminar
Free


Western MA

City of Springfield - Springfield
Office of Housing
413-787-6500
May 10 and 17
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
free
HAP, Inc. - Hadley
Stephanie Ouellette
413-233-1612
May 7, 14 and 21
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$10 pre-registration fee
HAP, Inc. - Springfield
Stephanie Ouellette
413-233-1612
May 8, 15 and 22
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$10 pre-registration fee
HAP, Inc. - Springfield
Luz White
413-233-1616
May 31 and June 7
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
$10 pre-registration fee
Hungry Hill CDC - Springfield
413-788-9014 May 15, 22 and 29
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Free
Valley CDC - Northampton
Dave Plaut
413-586-5855 x16
May 7, 14, 21 and 28
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$30

June


Boston

City of Boston - Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
June 2, 9, 16 and 23
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
June 2
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Can You Really Afford That Mortgage? Workshop
Free
website
City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
June 12, 19, 26 and July 3
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
June 14 and 21
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
June 18, 25, July 2 and 9
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Credit Smart Workshop
Free
website
City of Boston - Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
June 23
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
What You Need to Know About Foreclosure Workshop
Free
website
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) - Boston Medical Center
Hilda Fernandez
617-265-8995 x313
June 2, 4, 9 and 11
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$35/person
register online
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) - East Boston
617-567-5882
email
June 10, 17 and 24
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Spanish Class
call for more information
Nuestra Comunidad - Roxbury
(617) 427-3599 June 14 and 21
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$30
Urban Edge - Roxbury
617-989-9308 June 3 and 10
5:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
$35/person; $50/household


Greater Boston

Quincy Community Action Program - Quincy
Anne Marie Casey
617-479-8181 x119
June 10, 19 and 24
6:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free
South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) - Framingham
Kwai McBride
508-620-2675
June 4, 11, 18 and 25
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
free
Watertown Community Housing - Watertown
Robyn Rufo
617-923-3505 x5
June 19
Homebuyer 102 - Single Family vs Multi Family Ownership
free
email


Central MA

Greater Gardner CDC - Ashburnham
Pat Connors
(978) 630-2975
June 23, 24 and 25
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Orientations 6/11 or 6/18 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
NeighborWorks Homeownership Center of Worcester - Worcester
Rosa Salas
508-791-2170 x226
June 11 and 12
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$75
Orientations: 6/4 & 6/24


Merrimack Valley/North Shore

Community Action, Inc. - Bradford
Susan Collins Hanley
978-373-1971
June 9, 11, 16 and 18
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$50/household
email
Community Teamwork, Inc. - Beverly
Cathy Dyl
978-459-0551 x296
June 17, 19, 24 and 26
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$45
Lawrence CommunityWorks - Lawrence
Juan Bonilla
978-685-3115
June 14 and 21
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
$30/household
Lawrence CommunityWorks - Lawrence
Juan Bonilla
978-685-3115
June 17, 19, 24 and 26
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$30/household
Spanish Class
Lawrence CommunityWorks - Lawrence
Lisette Cid
978-685-3115
June 10 and 12
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Post Purchase
Free
Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development - Lynn
Daisy Reyes
(781) 581-8611
June 7 and 14
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$50
email
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership - Lowell
978-459-8490
website
June 17, 18, 24 and 25
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$60
Middlesex Community College
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership - Lowell
978-459-8490
website
June 9, 16 and 23
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Spanish Class
$60
Middlesex Community College


South Shore/Cape Cod

City of New Bedford - New Bedford
508-979-1500 June 9 and 11
5:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
$20/person; $25/couple, includes a box lunch
Housing Assistance Corporation - Hyannis
Cheryl Manwaring
508-771-5400 x287
June 12
Rebuilding Your Credit Workshop
$20 refundable fee plus a free scored credit report
Pro-Home, Inc. - Taunton
508-821-1092 June 9, 16 and 23
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$35/taunton residents; $45/others
Pro-Home, Inc. - Taunton
508-821-1092 June 11, 18 and 25
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Post Purchase Class
$45
Pro-Home, Inc. - Attleboro
508-821-1092 June 2, 3 and 4
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Money Smart Financial Literacy Program
Free


Western MA

Chicopee Neighborhood Development Corporation - Chicopee
413-592-8800 June 4, 11 and 18
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Free
HAP, Inc. - Holyoke
Stephanie Ouellette
413-233-1612
June 4, 11 and 18
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$10 pre-registration fee
HAP, Inc. - Springfield
Stephanie Ouellette
413-233-1612
June 5, 12 and 19
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$10 pre-registration fee
Rural Development, Inc. - Greenfield
Laura Thorne
413-863-9781 x101
June 3, 10, 17 and 24
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$30/household
Valley CDC - Easthampton
Dave Plaut
413-586-5855 x16
June 9, 16, 23 and 30
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$30

July


Boston

Allston Brighton CDC - Brighton
Jose Paulino
617-787-3874 x210
July 21, 24, 28 and 31
6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
$35/person
City of Boston - Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
July 7, 14, 21 and 28
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - South Boston
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
July 10, 17, 24 and 31
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Dorchester
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
July 12 and 19
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free
website
City of Boston - Roslindale
Boston HOME Center
617-635-4663
July 16, 23, 30 and August 6
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Credit Smart Workshop
Free
website
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) - Dorchester
Hilda Fernandez
617-265-8995 x313
July 10, 17, 24 and 31
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$35/person
register online
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) - East Boston
617-567-5882
email
July 14, 21 and 28
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
call for more information
Nuestra Comunidad - Roxbury
(617) 427-3599 July 12 and 19
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
$30
American Sign Language


Greater Boston

Quincy Community Action Program - Quincy
Anne Marie Casey
617-479-8181 x119
July 12 and 19
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free


Central MA

No classes scheduled in Central MA at this time.


Merrimack Valley/North Shore

Gloucester Housing Authority - Gloucester
Kathy Erkkila
978-281-4770 x110
July 22
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Orientation: Intro to Buying a Home
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership - Lowell
978-459-8490
website
July 8, 9, 15 and 16
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$60
Middlesex Community College


South Shore/Cape Cod

Housing Assistance Corporation - Hyannis
Cheryl Manwaring
508-771-5400 x287
July 8, 10, 15, 17
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$60 household
Plymouth Redevelopment Authority - Plymouth
Patricia Roy
508-747-1620 x188
July 17, 23, and 24
6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
$25/household


Western MA

No classes scheduled in Western MA at this time.

August


Boston

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) - Dorchester
Hilda Fernandez
617-265-8995 x313
August 11, 13, 18 and 20
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$35/person
register online
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) - East Boston
617-567-5882
email
August 13, 20 and 27
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
call for more information
Nuestra Comunidad - Roxbury
(617) 427-3599 August 6, 13, and 20
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
$30
Spanish Class
Urban Edge - Roxbury
617-989-9308 August 2 and 9
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
$35/person; $50/household


Greater Boston

Chelsea Restoration Corporation - Chelsea
617-889-2277 August 2 and 9
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
call for more information
Quincy Community Action Program - Quincy
Anne Marie Casey
617-479-8181 x119
August 5, 7 and 12
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Free


Central MA

No classes scheduled in Central MA at this time.


Merrimack Valley/North Shore

No classes scheduled in the Merrimack Valley/North Shore at this time.


South Shore/Cape Cod

No classes scheduled on the South Shore/Cape Cod at this time.


Western MA

No classes scheduled in Western MA at this time.

 

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