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ESOP homeowner appointments in South Euclid (PH: 216 361-0718-ESOP)
Jul 06, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
South Euclid City Hall (PH: 216 381-0400) 1349 So. Green Rd., So.Euclid, OH
ESOP homeowner appointments in So. Euclid (call 216 361-0718-ESOP)
Jul 13, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
South Euclid City Hall (PH: 216 381-0400) 1349 So. Green Rd., So.Euclid, OH
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Weekly Intake Sessions

ESOP holds orientation sessions several times each week for homeowners seeking foreclosure prevention 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 the following orange box: 

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ATTENTION COUNTRYWIDE BORROWERS                                                           If you are a Countywide borrower who received a letter asking you to contact ESOP by June 5th, it's not too late. Even though June 5 has passed, please phone ESOP right away to schedule an appointment at:  216 361-0718 or 877-731-3767 (from outside Cuyahoga).

ESOP CARRIED OUT A STATEWIDE DAY OF ACTION ON JUNE 11 AGAINST JP MORGAN CHASE!                                                                                            ESOP coordinated a "Day of Action" on Thursday, June 11th in 7-cities across Ohio in protest against JP Morgan Chase.  Simultaneous events in seven locations across Ohio against Chase because Chase that has been notoriously difficult to work with on behalf of homeowners.              ESOP's message is clear:  ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS!!!        Chase issues upbeat press releases and places full-page ads in national newspapers that advertise its committment to home owernership preservation, all sounding great. BUT Chase is actually painfully slow to deliver mortgage resolutions that actually help families stay in their homes.                                                                       ESOP's visits to Chase locations today were intended to send a loud, strong message to this bank and demand that Chase begin delivering mortgage resolutions that will help homeowners save their family homes.

Call the Cleveland ESOP office for more information at 216 361-0718 or toll-free at 877 731-3767 to learn how you can participate in ESOP's next day of action.   Click to see today's flyer:  View Flyer

ESOP WINS AWARDS!                                                                                         ESOP was recently singled out from a field of over 100 organizations to receive the Most Innovative Business Practices Award from the Oberlin Research Group.  The award recognizes ESOP for having a board of directors that includes former recipients of ESOP's services, which ensures a foundational grass roots connection to those that ESOP serves, and for having an extraordinarily upbeat working environment. ESOP Board Treasurer, Barbara Anderson accepted the award for ESOP and commented, "Our management style is innovative because it has to be." 

ESOP was also recently selected by OHFA (Ohio Housing & Finance Agency), among all of Ohio's HUD-certified housing counseling agencies, to receive the Excellence in Sustainable Homeownership Award.  ESOP is the state leader in foreclosure prevention and saved homes.

"SAVE THE DATE" - October 8th - ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION! 

ESOP's 2009 Annual Meeting celebration will be held on Thursday, October 8th at 6pm.  The ESOP main office in Cleveland will host the celebration from the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza City Center Hotel. The meeting in Cleveland will be part an interactive, closed-circuit broadcast connecting with ESOP's satellite office locations across Ohio, where local banquets will also be held.  The event will also be carried live online through a webstream.  

Click here to view our video invitation to President Barack Obama!

News Alert - March 30:
DON'T BECOME A VICTIM OF MORTGAGE SCAMS!

A new batch of fraudulent rescue scammers are trying to get your money.  These individuals pretend to be from government agencies or legitimate companies and promise homeowners who are interested in the President's new Making Home Affordable program help in obtaining a mortgage modification or refinancing. Homeowners never have to pay to participate in the program. PLEASE DO NOT PAY MONEY TO ANYONE!!!

FREE HELP IS AVAILABLE THROUGH ESOP.      

Recent Events

Jun 29, 2009
ESOP holds appointments in South Euclid every Monday morning for homeowners in eastern Cuyahoga. Appointments must be scheduled. Please call ESOP at 216 361-0718 for more information.
 
Jun 27, 2009
ESOP Statewide Foreclosure Prevention Coordinator, Jan Hawkins participated in a Round Table discussion in Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood with Municipal Housing Court Judge, Raymond Pianca and Cleveland City Councilman, Tony Brancatelli. Japanese journalists were in Cleveland to learn more about American foreclosure in the neighborhood that many consider to be ground zero for the crisis.
 
Jun 24, 2009
ESOP began seeing homeowners at the Salvation Army location in Massillon on the 4th Wednesday of every month. The first session was on April 29th. If you would like an appointment with ESOP at this location next month, please contact Celeste at the Salvation Army at (330)775-1035. If you would like an appointment anytime at ESOP's Massillon office on Navare Road, please call Lauri or Regina at ESOP at (330)775-1035.
 

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