Protect Our Homes
Scammers are preying on the misfortunes of homeowners who are struggling to stay afloat. If you’re a homeowner in need of support, get in touch with the Homeowner Help Desk.
The Homeowner Help Desk assists low-and middle-income homeowners at risk of being displaced from their communities. It serves neighborhoods across New York City.
Meet the Homeowner Help Desk team in your neighborhood at the following events:
Sunday, June 15, 2025
1-7 pm
Father’s Day Event
Hosted by State Senator James Sanders, Jr.
Beach 17th Street. Amphitheater Stage/Boardwalk
Monday, June 16, 2025
6:30-8:30 pm
Flood Solutions Fair Western Queens
Sunnyside Community Services
43-31 39th St, Sunnyside, NY 11104
Event link
Saturday, June 21, 2025
10 am-2 pm
Cypress Hills LDC Annual Housing Fair
Hosted by Cypress Hills LDC
276 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208
Saturday, June 21, 2025
10 am-2 pm
Cypress Hills LDC Annual Housing Fair
Queens Museum
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY 11368
Saturday, June 28, 2025
9 am-12:30 pm
Homeowner Protection and Resilience Town Hall
Hosted by Councilmember Nantasha Williams, NYLPI, Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition (SQREJC) & Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN)
Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center
172-17, 2 Linden Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434
Event flyer
Saturday, June 28, 2025
10 am-3 pm
Affordable Housing Expo
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Avenue (at 34th Street), New York, NY 10016
Event link
Saturday, July 12, 2025
9 am-12:30 pm
City of Water Day 2025
Hosted by Waterfront Alliance
Castle Hill YMCA
2 Castle Hill Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Saturday, July 26, 2025
10 am-3 pm
Homeownership Fair
Hosted by Bronx NHS
Sidewalk 1451 E Gun Hill Rd, Bronx, NY 10469
Are you a homeowner in need of support?
Call 1-855-HOME-456 or stop by a Help Desk event near you to learn more about:
- Staying out of foreclosure or getting legal help
- Applying for low-cost loans and other benefits
- Making your home more energy efficient
- Getting help with estate planning
- Avoiding contractor and mortgage scams
- Getting financial help for home repairs
- Managing your home as a small landlord
- Understanding your home’s flood risk
- Bringing mortgage payments under control
- Addressing reverse mortgage default
- Resolving property tax and water charges
- Catching up with coop and condo common charges
Services are provided by community-based housing counselors and legal experts:
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+Central Brooklyn
- Access Justice Brooklyn
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Neighborhood Services
- Brooklyn Legal Services Corp A
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+Southeast Queens
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica
- Jewish Association Serving the Aging
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+North Bronx
- Bronx Legal Services
- Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC
Are you a neighbor, family member, or friend of a struggling homeowner?
Attend a workshop or training to learn more about the signs of scams and deed theft and how you can support the homeowners in your life to connect to the resources and services they need to protect their homes. Take the pledge to Protect Our Homes!
Sign up here to get updates and to learn when the Help Desk will be in your community!
The Help Desk is a project by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, with funding support provided by Enterprise Community Partners and the Office of the New York State Attorney General.
