Impact 5 Help Desk open Wednesdays

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Impact 5 Help Desk is open Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 a.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The Help Desk is part of 5’s year-long commitment to helping solve the housing crisis.  It is a resource to helping you get answers to your housing-related questions.  This one-on-one advice is free. And there are several ways you can get involved.

Call our volunteers at 1-800-345-WPTV
Join our live Web chat on wptv.com
E-mail your questions to impact5@wptv.com
Join theconversation on the WPTV Facebook page. facebook.com/wptv5
You can also tweet us your questions @wptv using the #impact5

There are four upcoming Impact 5 Help Desk topics:

Wednesday, September 12th (6:30am-8:30am & 4:30pm-6:30pm)
General Housing Information: Volunteers can answer your questions about foreclosure prevention, short sales, modifications, government programs and more.

Wednesday, September 19th (6:30am-8:30am & 4:30pm-6:30pm)
Refinancing: volunteers will be able to answer your questions about trying to refinance your home to a lower mortgage rate. They can also give you advice about the government’s refinancing program.

Wednesday, September 26th (6:30am-8:30am & 4:30pm-6:30pm)
Credit Repair: Volunteers at the Help Desk can answer questions about repairing your credit after a foreclosure, short sale or missing payments so you can be a viable homeowner in the future.

Wednesday, October 3rd (6:30am-8:30am & 4:30pm-6:30pm)
First-time homebuyer programs:  Help Desk volunteers can provide information to interested first-time buyers. They can explain the process and talk to you about grants that could help you with a down payment or closing costs.