All the agencies listed below offer first-time homebuyer education courses and have earned the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative's Seal of Approval, indicating they meet the highest ethical standards, teach an approved curriculum, and provide an excellent level of service.

Some of the agencies listed below also offer post-ownership workshops for people who want to learn more about maintaining homeownership, being a good landlord, financing home improvements, etc.

Boston | Greater Boston | Central Massachusetts | North Shore and Merrimack Valley  | South Shore, Cape Cod, and Islands | Western Massachusetts

Boston

Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
Jin Min Lee
(617) 787-3874 x35
homebuy@allstonbrightoncdc.org
(Allston Brighton)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

Asian Community Development Corporation
Julia Zhu
(617) 482-2380 x208
julia.zhu@asiancdc.org
(Boston)
(Classes available in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English)
(HUD approved)

City of Boston, Dept. of Neighborhood Development
Christine McCrorey 
Boston Home Center
(617) 635-4663 
homecenter@boston.gov
(Boston)

Codman Square NDC
Carolyn McGee
(617) 825-4224 x127 
carolyn@csndc.com
(Boston)
(HUD Approved)

Financial Education Associates
Denisha McDonald
(888) 839-0963
info@money-classes.com
(Boston)
(Online education available)
(HUD Approved)

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance
Shauntelle McKain
(617) 822-9100 x303
smckain@mahahome.org
(Dorchester)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD Approved)

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing
Diana Franco
(617) 418-8266
dfranco@noahcdc.org
(East Boston)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD Approved)

Urban Edge Housing Corporation
Milagros Pascual
(617) 989-8931
mpascual@urbanedge.org
(Roxbury)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD Approved)

Veteran Benefits Clearing House Development Corporation
Barbara Riggs
617-516-8627
vbcdchome@gmail.com
(Dorchester)

Greater Boston

Chelsea Restoration Corporation
Leisla Ortiz
(617) 889-2277
lortiz@chelsearestoration.org
(Chelsea)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

City of Cambridge Community Development Department
Antonia Finley
(617) 349-4622
afinley@cambridgema.gov
(Cambridge)

Community Service Network, Inc.
Bryna Davis
(781) 438-9254
brynadavis@csninc.org
(Stoneham)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

Medford Community Housing
Susan Collins
(978) 317-8998
info@medfordcommunityhousing.org
(Medford)
(Online Education available)

Quincy Community Action Programs
Keely Elta
(617) 479-8181 x376
housinginfo@qcap.org
(Quincy)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

Somerville Community Corporation
Renee Taylor
(617) 410-9907
rtaylor@somervillecdc.org
(Somerville)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

South Middlesex Opportunity Council
Norman Kane
(Framingham)
(Online education available)
(508) 620-2402
nkane@smoc.org

WATCH CDC
Tania Burger 
(781) 891-6689
tania@watchcdc.org
(Waltham)

Central Massachusetts

NewVue Communities
Madeline Mendoza
(978) 400-0166
mmendoza@nvcomm.org
(North Central Massachusetts) 
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

RCAP Solutions
Melissa Arroyo
(978) 630-6772
fthb@rcapsolutions.org
(Gardner/Worcester)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

North Shore and Merrimack Valley

ACT Lawrence
(978) 685-6274
iperdomo@actlawrence.org
(Lawrence)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

CAF - Centro De Apoyo Familiar
(978) 332-7108
gsvasquez@mycaf.org
(Lawrence)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(HUD approved)

Community Action, Inc.
Richard Lynch, Susan Collins-Hanley
(978) 373-1971
rlynch@communityactioninc.org
(Haverhill)

Gloucester Housing Authority
Amy Beaton
(978) 281-4770 x110
abeaton@ghama.com
(Gloucester)
(Online Education available)

Harborlight Community Partners/North Shore Association of Realtors
Glennys Gil
(978) 473-7575
ggil@harborlighthomes.org
Charlene Smith
(978) 232-9410
info@northshoremahomeprograms.com
(Beverly)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online education available)
(HUD approved)

Latino Support Network
Hugo Carvajal
781-315-6019
info@latinosupportnetwork.org
(Lynn)
(Classes available only in Spanish)

Lawrence CommunityWorks
Arleen Zorrilla
(978) 685-3115
info@lawrencecommunityworks.org
(Lawrence)
(Classes available in Spanish)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development 
John Ladd 
781-581-8621
jladd@lhand.org
(Lynn)

Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
Jenny Sanchez
(978) 459-8490
jennifer@mvhp.org
(Lowell)
(Classes available in Spanish and Khmer)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

South Shore, Cape Cod, and Islands

City of New Bedford, Housing & Neighborhood Development
Kevin Sullivan
(508) 979-1500 
kevin.sullivan@newbedford-ma.gov
(New Bedford)
(Online Education available)

Community Development Partnership
Pelinda Deegan 
(508) 240-7873 x10
pelinda@capecdc.org
(Eastham)
(Online Education available)

Housing Assistance Corporation
Heidi Archibald
(508) 771-5400
HArchibald@haconcapecod.org
(Hyannis)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

Housing Nantucket
Wilda Falconer
(508) 228-4422
wilda@housingnantucket.org
(Nantucket)
(Online Education available)

NeighborWorks Housing Solutions
Amanda Glennon
781-422-4200 x377
aglennon@nhsmass.org
(Quincy, Brockton, Kingston, & New Bedford)
(Classes available in Spanish and Portuguese)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

Western Massachusetts

Hearthway
Jane Pixley
413-499-1630
jpixley@hearthway.org
(Pittsfield)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Emmanlyn Hicks
(413) 223-5217
ehicks@fcrhra.org
(Turners Falls)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

Holyoke Housing Authority
Justine Sabbs
(413) 539-2229
jsabbs@holyokehousing.org
(Holyoke)
(Classes available in Spanish)

Valley Community Development Corporation
Donna Cabana
(413) 586-5855 x180
fthb@valleycdc.com
(Northampton)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)

Way Finders
Arceli Rivera
(413) 233-1925
homeownership@wayfinders.org
(Springfield)
(classes available in Spanish)
(Online Education available)
(HUD approved)