Are you interested in this program but are not quite ready to buy a home and need a little help? The following FREE community resources are available to help you get on the path to owning a home! Please contact any of our partners below for help with:
Saving & Budgeting
Improving Your Credit score
Understanding the Home Buying Process
Commerce Bank has access to a variety of affordable housing financing options to fit your unique needs, including the Neighborhood Connection Home Loan.
A home loan designed to assist people on the pathway to affordable, successful home ownership, while helping revitalize neighborhoods. The unique mortgage structure helps empower people to overcome some of the challenges in mortgage qualification.
acrew is a social impact venture that can help you save for a home and connect you with other down payment assistance options. Every acrew member gets access to:
Becoming an acrew member is free and usually takes less than 10-minutes.
The Gateway Neighborhood Mortgage provides loans to purchase and improve homes in neighborhoods with depressed home values.
Visit Justine Petersen for help, including any necessary credit repair, and a credit and financial health check.
Budgeting
Learn about paying off debt and establishing savings.
Establishing and Rebuilding Your Credit Profile:
Learn about understanding your credit score and reading a credit report.
BJC employees have access to Enrich, a free financial wellness experience that you can tailor to your financial needs.
Start your financial journey! Then complete a short financial assessment so that Enrich’s adaptive learning technology can help you start learning about your most applicable money topics. If you wish, you can then call or chat with a Certified Financial Counselor.
