The process of becoming a home owner can be overwhelming to first-time home buyers. The Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) provides pre-purchase counseling to potential home buyers, renter education to renters, and post-purchase counseling to home owners across the state. As part of the counseling, credit action plans are developed for individuals who need to resolve their barriers to housing before becoming home owners.
A Home Buyer Education Class
IDS provides counseling to individuals with disabilities and families who have family members with disabilities living in their home. IDS provides telephone or face-to-face housing counseling in different areas of the state via
One-on-one pre-purchase homebuyer counseling
Section 8 home ownership voucher counseling
Group setting homebuyer education
One-on-one or group renter education
Comprehensive Housing Counseling is funded through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and a sub-recipient grant awarded by the Mississippi Home Corporation via support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Freddie Mac, and USDA Rural Housing.
For more information, contact:
Coordinator for Housing Initiatives
Telephone: 601.266.5163
Toll Free and TTY: 1.888.671.0051
A Home Buyer Education Class
