Home Buyer Education
Home of My Own / Mi Propia Casa
Neighborhood Programs Coordinator
Vera C. Zamora – (575) 528-3194
The City of Las
Cruces received an Economic Development Initiative Special Project
grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to
develop curriculum for a Homebuyer Education Project and implement
a Model Extension Program to increase homeownership in Las
Cruces. The Model Extension Program has been developed jointly by
the City of Las Cruces and the Department of Extension Home
Economics at New Mexico State University (NMSU).
The goal of the
Model Education Program is to educate prospective home buyers in
the skills necessary to purchase affordable homes, thereby
increasing their opportunities for homeownership. The curriculum,
available in both English and Spanish, has been developed by NMSU.
To access the curriculum, including the educators guide, please
click on the following link:
www.nmhomeofmyown.com.
On September 19,
2005, The Las Cruces City Council approved the execution of
separate agreements with Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation and
YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region to proceed with the implementation
of the Homeownership Centers and the delivery of the curriculum.
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