Esop

Information may not be reliable

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.

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:
NEW FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PROGRAM ESOP is participating in Restoring Stability, part of the federal Hardest Hit Fund administerd by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. Please contact ESOP at 877-731-3767 to set an appointment. You may also call our partner agencies, NHS at 216-458-4663, or CHN at 216-881-8443. For faster service, once you have an apapointment,please begin this online process. If you do not have access to a computer, please arrive early to your appointment and ESOP will provide you with one. Please refer to our Homeowner Factsheet for more information. Reporters can access our News Media Factsheet.
COLUMBIANA& STARK COUNTIES: WEEKLY APPOINTMENTS NOW IN COLUMBIANA Convenient appointments for ESOP's freeservices are now in Columbiana County! ESOP's Stark County staffholds homeowner appointments every Mondayin neighboring Columbiana at the Family & Community Resource Center in Lisbon, OH. Call Cindy at theResource Center (FCRC Link) at 330-420-0044to schedulea Mondayappointment in Columbiana, or call ESOP in Massillon at 330-775-1035 for appointments in Stark.

TRUMBULL, ASHTABULA & MAHONING COUNTIES: NEW BI-WEEKLY APPOINTMENT SCHEDULEIN ASHTABULA ESOPis partnering withLegal Aidin Jeffersonto 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 schedulean 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'sMuskingum County staff holds weekly appointments for homeowners in its Zanesville office. The staff also travels toneighboring counties every two weeks to provideconvenient in-person appointments for homeowners in nearby Licking and Perry. To learn more about ESOP's free services orto schedule an appointmentin Muskingum, Licking or Perry counties, pleasecall 740-617-4228.
CUYAHOGA COUNTY: ESOPOFFERSDAILY APPOINTMENTS IN CLEVELAND Daily appointments for homeowners are availablein Cleveland atthe main office on Perkins or at the Westside Housing Center in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. For more information or to schedule free services please callour main office at 216-361-0718orour Detroit-Shoreway office at 216-096-4242 ext. 266.
NEED SPANISH SPEAKING SERVICES? NECESITA SERVICIO EN ESPAOL? ESOP has Spanish bilingual counselorsin both Cleveland offices. HomeownersoutsidetheCuyahoga calling areawho need Spanish-speaking services cancall us toll-freeat: 877-731-ESOP (3767). ESOP tiene consejeras que hablan Espaol en sus Officinas que estan localizadas en Cleveland.Los propietarios de vivienda fuera de Cuyahogaque necesiten serviciosenEspaol, favor de llamar al nmero gratuito:877-731-ESOP (3767).
DON'T BECOME A VICTIM OF MORTGAGE SCAMS! Homeowners beware! Fraudulent rescue scammers are tryingto get your money.They pretend to be from government agencies or legitimate companies and promisetohelp 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 AVAILABLEFROM ESOP.
ESOPRECOGNIZED WITHAWARDS Last year,ESOPwashonored with two prestigious awards.The Oberlin Research Group presented ESOP leadership with its2009 Most Innovative Business Practices Award in May. The awardrecognizes ESOP for having a board of directors that includes former recipients ofits services, whichensures a foundational grassroots connection to thoseESOP serves.
In June, ESOP washonored byOHFA (Ohio Housing & Finance Agency) who selected ESOP from amongOhio's HUD-certified housing counseling agencies,to receive theSustainable Homeownership Excellence Award. ESOPis the state leader in foreclosure prevention and saved homes. Read OHFA'sannouncementSee photo

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.

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.

ESOP holds group appointments on Monday mornings in South Euclid at City Hall for homeowners who need help preventing foreclosure or getting a mortgage modification. No need to be a So. Euclid resident - this is open to homeowners from any city. ESOP's services are free, but advance appointments are required. Please call 216-361-0718 to schedule and learn more details.