Many programs have developed online materials for clients facing foreclosure-related legal issues. This list highlights several organizations' efforts. Please contact David Bonebrake if you would like to add your program's foreclosure content to this page.

We hope these resources will serve as a helpful starting point for  other legal services websites that are developing their own foreclosure content. With many commentators suggesting that that foreclosure difficulties are far from over, the demand for high quality content for advocates and clients should continue.

The projects below were highlighted during special call of the statewide website coordinators network hosted by Pro Bono Net and NTAP on August 20, 2008 to discuss the role statewide websites can play in the legal services community's broader efforts to address the national foreclosure crisis. 

To add items to the Legal Services Foreclosure Feed, use Delicious and tag relevant web content "lsforeclosure."

Foreclosure-Response.Org

Although not a resource created by the legal aid community, Foreclosure-Response.org is a helpful online guide to foreclosure prevention and neighborhood stabilization. The site is maintained by the Center for Housing Policy, KnowledgePlex, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and the Urban Institute. Users can access information on a broad range of state and local policy solutions, as well as tools to create customized data reports and maps on the foreclosure needs of specific communities.

LawHelp California's Foreclosure Issues Project Site

http://foreclosureinfoca.org/

A foreclosure help site for Californians supported by LawHelpCalifornia.org, a project of the Public Interest Clearinghouse, and the State Bar of California.

ProJusticeMN – Real Estate Practice Area

http://www.projusticemn.org/realestate/

ProJusticeMN's Real Estate Practice Area supports a coalition of pro bono and legal services attorneys assisting homeowners in Equity Stripping and Foreclosure Defense cases. Currently, the Practice Area includes 78 members.

Ohio Legal Services

http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/public/legal_problem/foreclosure

Ohio Legal Services has partnered with the state's Save the Dream program to provide assistance to Ohioans facing foreclosure issues. The state Ohio 1300 pro bono attorneys providing foreclosure services.

Massachusetts Foreclosure Wiki Project

Foreclosure Wiki Screenshot (actual site requires login)

Foreclosure Wiki focusing on issues affecting renters. The site is designed for advocates concerned with post-foreclosure issues and is hosted through Editme.com, which offers nonprofit discounts. The wiki host does limit the number of user account available to programs.

Illinois Legal Aid (ILAO)

http://www.illinoislegalaid.org

The site contains five public-facing videos focused on providing information on foreclosure issues:

http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_Content&contentID=6339

Videos are also available in Spanish:

http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=6414

ILAO's What Can I Do If I'm Being Sued for Mortgage Foreclosure? section also contains an A2J Interview for Motion to Stay Judicial Sale of Home under the Forms tab.

Sargent Shriver National Center for Poverty Law

http://www.povertylaw.org/

In 2009, the Shriver Center will publish a series of foreclosure-related articles. In addition, a recording of its recent Helping Low-Income Tenants Avoid Post-Foreclosure Eviction webinar, along with related training materials, are now online. The Shriver Center has setup a Google Groups discussion site at:

http://groups.google.com/group/clearinghousereview_foreclosure

Law Help New York
http://www.lawhelp.org/Ny/

On October 1, different rules requiring mediation on foreclosure-related matters go into effect. These rule changes will be available in the Alerts section of the site. In addition, several projects recently received funding to work on foreclosure issues. LawHelp NY just posted new resources from the NYC Banking Department and recommends that states check and see if their banking department resources are useful.

Maine's Help Me Law

http://www.helpmelaw.org/Library/Index/1690000/1621200/index_html#1621200

HelpMeLaw.org contains collection of foreclosure resources for Maine residents. For private bar and legal services groups in smaller states, Maine recommends Basecamp (http://www.basecamphq.com/) as an easy-to-use online project management tool for attorney collaboration. Some of the most popular client content on Maine's site are NCLC forms, like Sample the Hardship Letter and the Qualified Written Request form. The NCLC been very cooperative in allowing these forms to be posted.

Legal Services Alabama

Legal Services Alabama has posted a YouTube video marketing its Foreclosure Assistance Hotline.

Foreclosure Legal Resources Video

Georgia Legal Services Program Wiki

http://wiki.glsp.org/

Arkansas Legal Services Partnership Foreclosure Prevention Toolkit

http://www.arlegalservices.org/Home/PublicWeb/Forclosure

Foreclosure Document Assembly Projects

Pennsylvania - project focused on assisting legal services and pro bono staff to get pleadings done quickly and accurately. The templates include: Answer and New Matter, Petition to Open or Strike Judgment, preliminary objections, and discovery items. Final versions of the templates will be published shortly on ProBono.net. The templates are available on the NPADO server via the Contributor Portal, which is accessible to all template developers across the country.

Illinois - see above.