Still Need Assistance to Recover from Sandy?

Still Need
Assistance
to Recover
from Sandy?
Housing assistance may
be available for you.
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Visit www.renewjerseystronger.org to learn
more about Sandy Recovery Assistance.
Free Housing Counseling is available.
Call 1-855-SANDYHM (726-3946)
Hearing Impaired Users Text Telephone Service
(TTY/TDD) 609-984-7300 or 1-800-286-6613
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www.renewjerseystronger.org
¿Necesita aún
ayuda para
recuperarse
de Sandy?
Usted podría recibir
asistencia para vivienda
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D E PA RT M E N T O F
Community
AFFAIRS
Visite www.renewjerseystronger.org y
entérese sobre la ayuda para recuperación.
Consejería gratuita sobre vivienda
Llame al 1-855-SANDYHM (726-3946)
Servicio de teléfono de texto para personas con discapacidad
auditiva (TTY/TDD) 609-984-7300 o 1-800-286-6613
中文:繁體版 Việt-ngữ 한국어 Tagalog
Português ‫ العربية‬Kreyòl ગુજરાતી Italiano Polski
www.renewjerseystronger.org
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SANDY RECOVERY HOUSING COUNSELING
This program offers free HUD-certified housing counseling services to renters and homeowners who were
impacted by Superstorm Sandy and lived in one of the nine counties most impacted by the storm at the time of
Sandy. Offices are located in Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and
Union counties and provide counseling programs that address a wide range of financial and housing challenges.
How Does Housing Counseling Work?
Housing counselors provide helpful information about programs and resources that are available to renters and
homeowners who are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. As part of the counseling process, counselors
will ask questions and collect specific information from clients to develop a customized counseling plan specific
to the needs of the renter or homeowner. The counseling plan may include individualized or group counseling
services in the following areas:
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Foreclosure Prevention
Homelessness Prevention
Fair Housing Education
Reverse Mortgage/Home Equity Conversion Mortgage
Rental Counseling
Pre/Post Home Purchase Counseling
Housing counselors can also help renters and homeowners complete and submit applications to State-funded
recovery programs and services, answer questions about the application process and obligations for program
participation, and refer clients to other applicable State-funded recovery resources for which they may be eligible.
As part of the counseling plan, counselors will schedule regular meetings, share information about upcoming
events or information sessions, and provide supportive services to eligible program applicants.
Who Is Eligible for Housing Counseling?
To be eligible for free counseling services, renters and homeowners must have been impacted by Sandy, lived
in one of the nine counties most affected by the storm at the time of Sandy (Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex,
Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union) and registered with FEMA after the storm. A FEMA registration
number may be required to qualify for these services.
Call 1-855-SANDYHM (726-3946) or visit www.renewjerseystronger.org
to find the housing counseling offices in each county and make an
appointment to meet a counselor.
Hearing Impaired Users Text Telephone Service (TTY/TDD)
609-984-7300 or 1-800-286-6613.