United Way Housing Alliance

Since 2014, United Way of Central Alabama’s (UWCA) Housing Alliance has been approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a Regional Intermediary, which oversees and supports HUD-approved Housing Counseling agencies that serve individuals and families in need of housing assistance. Based on the belief that safe, stable, affordable housing is a basic human right, we are on a mission to increase the organized capacity of our Housing Counseling agencies to improve housing access and stability in their communities.

UWCA Housing Alliance member agencies provide an array of housing education and counseling services to consumers in search of a home or in need of information about financing, maintaining, renting or owning a home. Our counselors also provide support to individuals who are homeless — or at risk of losing their homes — through homeless-prevention, rental and foreclosure counseling.

To learn more, call 205.458.8961 or email hud@uwca.org.

The United Way Housing Alliance, in partnership with eHome America, is now offering an online education curriculum to assist households receiving mortgage assistance through the Alabama Housing Finance Authority. Although the course itself is free and open to the public, homeowners participating in AHFA’s Mortgage Assistance Alabama program are highly encouraged to take advantage of both individualized counseling by a HUD-Certified Housing Counselor and the self-paced education course designed for households financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this course, you will be guided through spending plan strategies, setting financial goals, tips to avoiding foreclosure, managing debt, and setting yourself up for successful homeownership.

To learn more about the Mortgage Assistance Alabama program and to apply for funding, visit Help for Homeowners | Mortgage Assistance Alabama.