Upcoming Events

Monday morning appointments in eastern Cuyahoga County for homeowners. Call 216 361-0718 to schedule your free services.
Sep 13, 2010
SOUTH EUCLID: NOT AVAILABLE MONDAY SEPT. 13 - CALL TO SCHEDULE FOR SEPT. 20
South Euclid City Hall
Monday morning appointments in eastern Cuyahoga County for homeowners. Call 216 361-0718 to schedule your free services.
Sep 27, 2010
SOUTH EUCLID: NOT AVAILABLE MONDAY SEPT. 27 - CALL TO SCHEDULE FOR OCT. 4
South Euclid City Hall
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Weekly Intake Sessions

ESOP holds orientation sessions several times each week for homeowners seeking foreclosure prevention or mortgage modificaton assistance. Please contact our Cleveland office at (216) 361-0718 to make an appointment, or complete our online appointment request form.

Featuring ESOP

The Ohio Department of Commerce Foreclosure Prevention Effort feaures ESOP.

See the video interview with Mark Seifert, Executive Director of ESOP.

Our Mission:

To create organized leadership around issues impacting neighborhood life. Community residents are at the forefront of all organizing efforts, as they are in the best position to create and implement change. To read more about ESOP, click this orange box: 

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SAVE THE DATE!  - Thursday, October 14th,  6-8pm                                           ESOP'S 2010 ANNUAL GALA:  "Courage  Action  Community" 

It's time again for ESOP to celebrate another year of saving family homes and beginning new organizing campaigns aimed to improve neighborhood life in our communities.  This year ESOP is hosting simultaneous banquets in three cities across Ohio:                                 Cleveland  at  Crowne Plaza City Centre                                                        Toledo  at Ramada Inn on Secor                                                              Mansfield  at Mid-Ohio Conference Center                                                        All are invited to attend one of these locations, but advance reservations are required.  For more information and tickets, please visit our dedicated  2010 Gala Website.


COLUMBIANA & STARK COUNTIES:                                                         WEEKLY APPOINTMENTS NOW IN COLUMBIANA                                     Convenient appointments for ESOP's free services are now in Columbiana County!  ESOP's Stark County staff holds homeowner appointments every Monday in neighboring Columbiana at the Family & Community  Resource Center in Lisbon, OH.  Call Cindy at the Resource Center (FCRC Link) at  330-420-0044 to schedule a Monday appointment in Columbiana, or call ESOP in Massillon at 330-775-1035 for appointments in Stark.

TRUMBULL, ASHTABULA & MAHONING COUNTIES:                                             NEW BI-WEEKLY APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE IN ASHTABULA               ESOP is partnering with Legal Aid in Jefferson to provide local homeowners with another convenient location to receive free, face-to-face services from a foreclosure prevention counselor.  Approintments in Ashtabula County will be the 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month from 10:00am-4:30pm. To schedule an appointment in either Ashtabula or Trumbull counties, please call Mary Ann or Courtney at ESOP in Warren at 330-469-5426.

MUSKINGUM, LICKING & PERRY COUNTIES:                                                  ESOP's Muskingum County staff holds weekly appointments for homeowners in its Zanesville office.  The staff also travels to neighboring counties every two weeks to provide convenient in-person appointments for homeowners in nearby Licking and Perry.  To learn more about ESOP's free services or to schedule an appointment in Muskingum, Licking or Perry counties, please call 740-617-4228.                                                      

CUYAHOGA COUNTY:                                                                                                 ESOP OFFERS DAILY APPOINTMENTS IN CLEVELAND,  WEEKLY APPOINTMENTS IN SO. EUCLID,  BEDFORD HTS  & GARFIELD HTS           Daily appointments for homeowners are available in Cleveland at the main office on Perkins or at the Westside Housing Center in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood.  Convenient weekly appointments in suburban communities are also available:                                                                   Monday mornings: South Euclid                                                         Wednesday evenings:  Bedford Heights                                                     Thursday afternoons:  Garfield Heights                                                     Call 216-361-0718 for more information or to schedule free services.

PROBLEMS WITH NACA?                                                                                       ESOP is reaching out to homeowners who've had difficulty with NACA (Neighborhood Assitance Corporation of America).                                        Did NACA drop the ball on your case & leave you twisting in the wind? Did they make promises they didn't fulfill?                                                     Did they loose your paperwork or were impossible to reach?               Learn how ESOP can help. For more information please call Scott Rose at 216-361-0718.

NEED SPANISH SPEAKING SERVICES?                                                     ¿NECESITA SERVICIO EN ESPAÑOL?                                                         ESOP has Spanish bilingual counselors in both Cleveland offices. Homeowners outside the Cuyahoga calling area who need  Spanish-speaking services can call us toll-free at:  877-731-ESOP (3767).          ESOP tiene consejeras que hablan Español en sus Officinas que estan localizadas en Cleveland. Los propietarios de vivienda fuera de Cuyahoga que necesiten servicios en Español, favor de llamar al número gratuito:  877-731-ESOP (3767).       

DON'T BECOME A VICTIM OF MORTGAGE SCAMS!                                            Homeowners beware! Fraudulent rescue scammers are trying to get your money.  They pretend to be from government agencies or legitimate companies and promise to help refinance or modify your mortgage through the Presiden'ts Making Home Affordable program. Homeowners never have to pay to participate in the program.   DO NOT PAY MONEY TO ANYONE!   FREE HELP IS AVAILABLE FROM ESOP. 

ESOP RECOGNIZED WITH AWARDS                                                                         Last year, ESOP was honored with two prestigious awards.  The Oberlin Research Group presented ESOP leadership with its 2009 Most Innovative Business Practices Award  in May. The award recognizes ESOP for having a board of directors that includes former recipients of its services,  which ensures a foundational grassroots connection to those ESOP serves.    

In June, ESOP was honored by OHFA (Ohio Housing & Finance Agency) who selected ESOP from among Ohio's HUD-certified housing counseling agencies, to receive the Sustainable Homeownership Excellence Award. ESOP is the state leader in foreclosure prevention and saved homes.  Read OHFA's announcement   See photo  

Recent Events

Aug 30, 2010
ESOP meets homeowners in So. Euclid in eastern Cuyahoga County every Monday morning for homeowners who need help preventing foreclosure or who'd like help getting a modified mortgage. ESOP's services are free but appointments must be scheduled in advance. Please call ESOP at 216 361-0718 to set-up an appointment or for more information. You DO NOT need to be a South Euclid resident to get help.
 
Aug 26, 2010
ESOP holds group appointments on Thursday afternoons in Garfield Heights for homeowners who need help preventing foreclosure or getting a modified mortgage. This is open to residents from any city. ESOP's services are free but advance appointments are required. Please call 216 361-0718 to schedule and learn more details.
 
Aug 25, 2010
ESOP holds group appointments on Wednesday evenings in Bedford Heights for homeowners who need help preventing foreclosure or getting a modified mortgage. No need to be a local resident - this is open to homeowners from any city. ESOP's services are free but advance appointments are necessary. Please call 216 361-0718 for more details and to schedule.
 

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