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Free Foreclosure Help |
What We Do
We provide and facilitate free workshops and counseling to homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments and/or at risk of having their home foreclosed on by their lender.
We work with various organizations that are best qualified to help you with your particular situation and circumstances. Don't give up hope and think all is lost - we want to work together to help keep you in your home if at all feasible.
Who We Are
The Arizona Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce is a volunteer-driven organization, led by the following representatives from both the public and private sector, and supported by the following local, state and federal governments, agencies and institutions.
Patricia Garcia Duarte (Chair)
Neighborhood Housing Services
Erik Walters (Vice Chair)
Comerica Bank
Sandra Simmons (Secretary)
Maricopa County Community Development
Barbara Boone (Treasurer)
Alliance Bank
Committee Chairs
Outreach/Stakeholders
Emma Garcia
Desert Schools FCU
Wendy Carlos
Desert Hills Bank
Outreach/Education
Stacey Langford
Arizona Banker’s Association
Terry Benelli
Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation
Funding
Carolyn Mitchell
Wells Fargo
Advocacy
Jeffery Kastner
Community Legal Services
Karen Scates
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Our Supporters
Alliance Bank
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Arizona Banker’s Association
Arizona Department of Housing
Arizona Department of Financial institutions
Arizona Saves
Bank of America
Chicanos Por La Causa
City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services
Comerica Bank
Community Action Resources Partners
Community Legal Services
Desert Hills Bank
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Don't Borrow Trouble Pima County
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Maricopa Association of Governments
Money Management International
HUD
National Council of La Raza
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix
Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation
NeighborWorks America
Northern Arizona Council of Governments
Pima County Foreclosure Coalition
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Southwest Fair Housing
United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Wells Fargo
Volunteers
The Taskforce is a non profit, volunteer driven organization. We can not survive without volunteers! Volunteers can choose which committee(s) they wish to participate in and how much they wish to participate. Our committees include:
Outreach/Stakeholders
Works with community leaders to plan events and secure event locations.
Outreach/Education
Works with Outreach/Stakeholder committee to plan events. Facilitates events, including coordinating volunteers, speakers, event materials, etc. Develops educational materials and facilitates foreclosure prevention counseling at events.
Funding
Secures, monitors and distributes funding for Taskforce activities.
Advocacy
Tracks and keeps the taskforce informed regarding foreclosure and housing-related laws, legislation and trends. Reports
Information Sharing
Helps keep publications, brochures and other informational materials distributed by the Taskforce up to date.
Learn More
If you are interested in learning more about a particular committee or in volunteering to serve, please send us an email using the “Contact Us” link. We look forward to hearing from you.
501(c)(3) Status
Donations to the Taskforce can be made through Neighborhood Housing Services, which has been designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization. Although the Taskforce is a nonprofit, volunteer organization, it was established as a temporary measure to meet the needs of families affected by the foreclosure crisis and has therefore not applied to the IRS for 501(c)(3) status .
Media Contacts
Patricia Garcia Duarte
pgarciaduarte@nhsphoenix.org
TEL: 602 258-1659 and FAX 602 258-1666
Erik Walters
ewalters@comerica.com
TEL: 602 417.1163 and FAX 602.417.1170