About US Founded in 2007, the Arizona Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce focuses its efforts on helping homeowners who are in danger of facing foreclosure.  Through active outreach and education, we are working to meet the challenges presented by the current home foreclosure crises. Our vision is to provide homeowners and communities with options and guidance for making effective and positive decisions to solve their housing / foreclosure issues. Through our efforts, we are not only helping those in need of direct assistance, but the entire community as well.

What We Do

We provide and facilitate free workshops and counseling to homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments and/or at risk of having their home foreclosed on by their lender.

We work with various organizations that are best qualified to help you with your particular situation and circumstances. Don't give up hope and think all is lost - we want to work together to help keep you in your home if at all feasible.

Who We Are

The Arizona Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce is a volunteer-driven organization, led by the following representatives from both the public and private sector, and supported by the following local, state and federal governments, agencies and institutions.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Officers


Patricia Garcia Duarte (Chair)
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix


Erik Walters (Co-Chair)
Comerica Bank


Herb Jackson (Treasurer)
Greater Phoenix Urban League


Noemi Navarro (Secretary)
Chicanos Por Las Causa

Officers

Benjamin Candler
HOPE – GMAC Mortgage, Inc.

Emma Garcia
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

Cheri Horbacz
Don't Borrow Trouble Pima County

Betty Villegas
PIMA County

Professional Services

Sylvia Waynick (Project Manager)
swaynick@nhsphoenix.org

Alliance Bank
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Arizona Banker’s Association
Arizona Department of Housing
Arizona Department of Financial institutions
Arizona Saves
Bank of America
Chicanos Por La Causa
City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services
Comerica Bank
Community Legal Services
Desert Hills Bank
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Don't Borrow Trouble Pima County
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Maricopa Association of Governments
Money Management International
HUD
National Council of La Raza
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix
Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation
NeighborWorks America
Northern Arizona Council of Governments
Pima County Foreclosure Coalition
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Southwest Fair Housing
United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Wells Fargo

 Volunteers

The Taskforce is a non profit, volunteer driven organization.  We can not survive without volunteers!  Volunteers can choose which committee(s) they wish to participate in and how much they wish to participate.  Our committees include:

Outreach/Stakeholders
Works with community leaders to plan events and secure event locations.

Outreach/Education
Works with Outreach/Stakeholder committee to plan events.  Facilitates events, including coordinating volunteers, speakers, event materials, etc.  Develops educational materials and facilitates foreclosure prevention counseling at events.

Funding
Secures, monitors and distributes funding for Taskforce activities.

Advocacy
Tracks and keeps the taskforce informed regarding foreclosure and housing-related laws, legislation and trends.  Reports

Information Sharing
Helps keep publications, brochures and other informational materials distributed by the Taskforce up to date.

Learn More
If you are interested in learning more about a particular committee or in volunteering to serve, please send us an email using the “Contact Us” link.  We look forward to hearing from you.

501(c)(3) Status

Donations to the Taskforce can be made through Neighborhood Housing Services, which has been designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization. Although the Taskforce is a nonprofit, volunteer organization, it was established as a temporary measure to meet the needs of families affected by the foreclosure crisis and has therefore not applied to the IRS for 501(c)(3) status . 

Contact Us

Media Contacts

Patricia Garcia Duarte
Email: pgarciaduarte@nhsphoenix.org
TEL: 602 258-1659 and FAX 602 258-1666

Erik Walters
Email: ewalters@comerica.com
TEL: 602 417.1163 and FAX 602.417.1170