Some
homeowners in Westchester County facing foreclosure are receiving the help they
need through the federal government’s COVID Mortgage Relief Program.
Adriana
Murphy, of Sleepy Hollow, is one of hundreds in Westchester County who applied
for help. The single mother says without assistance, she nearly lost
everything.
“If I
didn’t get approved, we would be looking at selling our home and move probably
out of state,” she told News 12.
Westchester
County was allotted $2 million to help struggling residents through December.
Julie
Stern, of Community Housing Innovations in White Plains, says there’s a great
need for mortgage help during the pandemic.
“Westchester
County has made available $600,000 for our agency to help people facing
foreclosure, and it’s for direct payments to their bank or servicer of
their loan,” says Stern.
Westchester
County has until Thursday to disperse all of the funds, but anyone facing
foreclosures or is struggling to pay their mortgage due to coronavirus
hardships is encouraged to seek help from organizations such as the Community
Housing Innovations.