The DHA’s HOP provided case management, education, and supportive services to build families’ financial assets, promote economic self-sufficiency, and increase rates of home ownership. In the first stage of services, HOP worked alongside other DHA programs to help households reduce debt, manage credit, find or retain employment, and increase savings. Once case managers believed residents had built enough assets to purchase a home within one year, participants progressed to the second stage, which provided training and supportive services to help residents purchase a home through a Home Buyers Club. Home Buyers Club services included homeownership counseling; frequent case management contacts; training on how to find and purchase a home; and access to financial supports, including low mortgage interest rates, fee discounts, and cost assistance during the home-buying process. Home Buyers Club members were expected to attend at least 9 of 12 classes offered, complete an intensive one-day seminar, and pass a homeownership exam. HOP served households with low incomes receiving DHA or Housing Choice Voucher subsidies. HOP services were not time-limited, meaning that people could remain in the program until they bought a home as long as they continued to receive housing subsidies. HOP operated in Denver, CO.
The HOP Home Buyers Club provided case management, education, and supportive services to increase home ownership and self-sufficiency among families receiving housing subsidies.