• Pro-active HUD employees called Community Builders
  
• Experienced HUD program experts
  
• A first point of contact with the Department
  
• Guidance on all HUD programs
  
• Program technical assistance
  
• Names of local homeless shelter providers
  
• How to expand your business in an urban area
  
• A model for new HUD offices across the nation
  
• How to get involved in your community
  
• How to help the homeless
  
• Satellite training presentations
  
• Space for community meetings
  
• Review a HUD-funded community's comprehensive plan

State-Of-The-Art Technology

• Dedicated computers - HUD Answer Machines
  
• Interactive "Kids Next Door"
  
• Access to HUD's Internet Home Page
  
• Online library loaded with research, reports, and more
  
• User-friendly computers and printers
  
• Maps showing HUD activity in every community
  
• Find out instantly "how much" home you can afford to buy
  
• HUD Community 2020 Mapping software
  
• Location of HUD funded projects in your community
  
• HUD projects in thousands of communities nationwide
  
• HUD project data by income levels and racial breakdowns
  
• Project location, purpose, people served, and dollar amount
  
• What's already working in communities around the country

Information About HUD Services And Programs

• How to buy a home
  
• How to apply for rental assistance
  
• How to get a home improvement loan
  
• HUD's SuperNOFA and how to apply for a HUD grant or loan
  
• How to file a housing discrimination complaint
  
• Helping the homeless with the "continuum of care"
  
• Information for people with disabilities and other special needs
  
• How to get a refund of an FHA mortgage insurance premium
  
• How to get a HUD-insured reverse mortgage
  
• Business opportunities through HUD grants, loans, and contracts
  
• Information on GNMA mortgage-backed securities
  
• HUD's "best practices" and examples of outstanding projects
  
• Get help through a local Community Development Block Grant
  

"Touch Screen" Kiosk Outside The HUD Storefront

• Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  
• Make your home healthier
  
• Be aware of frauds and housing scams
  
• View information on-screen or print and take home
  
• Find HUD properties for sale in your area
  
• Use an electronic mortgage calculator
  
• Print-out of HUD approved lenders
  
• Print a list of local housing counseling agencies
  
• Basic service and program information
  
• Cut through the red tape of the government bureaucracy
  
• Learn about your housing options
  
• File a housing discrimination complaint
  
• Practical tips for consumers