There’s still hope for you to own your home!


Partners for Better Housing is enrolling participants and volunteers/sponsors for the 7 FREE Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Essentials cohort-based workshops designed to equip individuals with the tools to explore homeownership from September 2024 – March 2025! This round, we have a cohort for English AND Spanish speakers. 

Each workshop will offer lessons about money management, homebuyer readiness, credit foundations and so much more. Each lesson is designed to empower and to encourage people to take the reins on their financial future so that they can reach their goals on their terms.

Workshops will cover the following topics:

Managing Your Money

Understanding Your Income

Basics of Banking

Thinking Like a Lender and Borrowing Basics

Managing Debt

Renting a Home

Consumer Protection Laws

Resilience to Disasters

Planning for Your Future and Building Wealth

Planning for Higher Education

Understanding Credit

Understanding Credit Reports

Improving Credit

Avoiding Predatory Lending and Scams

Cyber Security and Fraud Prevention

Introduction of Homebuying

Basics of Insurance

Buying or Leasing a Vehicle

& more! 

For those interested to participate: Apply here!

For those interested to support: Inquire here!

 Seats are limited! The workshop dates, times, and locations

will be announced Wednesday, August 28th. 

Flyers in English and Spanish are available for easy view and distribution. If there are any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact me or send folks my way. Thank you for sharing! 

Here is the link to the flyer, which contains clickable links for registration.Freddie Mac CreditSmart Workshop Series. If that does not work, let me know. 

Jasmine Canady-Hartman, LMSW (she/her)

Community Outreach & Homeownership Manager

Partners for Better Housing