Our Housing Counseling Department offers a wide variety of services to Delaware residents. We have a full service office in each county offering:
Pre-purchase homeownership counseling.
Budget counseling.
Credit counseling.
Mortgage default counseling.
Reverse mortgage counseling.
Rental and rental delinquency counseling.
We also offer:
Computer and non-computer based Financial Literacy training.
Earned Income Tax Credit tax preparation in rural communities in Kent & Sussex counties.
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) through the Delawareans Save! program.
Our confidential services are offered by certified and experienced counselors. Give us a call today!
Pre-purchase homeownership counseling.
Budget counseling.
Credit counseling.
Mortgage default counseling.
Reverse mortgage counseling.
Rental and rental delinquency counseling.
We also offer:
Computer and non-computer based Financial Literacy training.
Earned Income Tax Credit tax preparation in rural communities in Kent & Sussex counties.
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) through the Delawareans Save! program.
Our confidential services are offered by certified and experienced counselors. Give us a call today!
Ponciano Richard
Department Manager
Department Manager
Dahniene Brady
Housing Counselor
Housing Counselor
Eva Ramos
Housing Counselor
Housing Counselor
Valerie Malone
Housing Counselor
Housing Counselor
Helen Drayton
Weatherization
Manager
Weatherization
Manager
Grace Bolden
Housing Counselor
Housing Counselor
First State's Weatherization Assistance Program enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. During the last 32 years, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program has provided weatherization services to more than 6.2 million low-income families.
If you receive Supplemental Security Income or Aid to Families with Dependent Children, you are automatically eligible to receive weatherization services. In other cases, preference is given to:
* People over 60 years of age
* Families with one or more members with a disability
* Families with children (in most states).
To find out if you are eligible, contact Mrs. Helen Drayton at 302-856-7761.
For more information on the national program and to view a list of Frequently Asked Questions, please visit http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/apply.cfm.
If you receive Supplemental Security Income or Aid to Families with Dependent Children, you are automatically eligible to receive weatherization services. In other cases, preference is given to:
* People over 60 years of age
* Families with one or more members with a disability
* Families with children (in most states).
To find out if you are eligible, contact Mrs. Helen Drayton at 302-856-7761.
For more information on the national program and to view a list of Frequently Asked Questions, please visit http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/apply.cfm.
Tamra Robinson
IDA Counselor
IDA Counselor
