United Communities Against Poverty
HUD-Approved Housing counseling agency
United Communities Against Poverty is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency based in Capitol Heights, MD providing independent housing counseling to renters, voucher holders, and homeowners.
Source: HUD Housing Counseling Agency directory (agency list vintage 2026-09) - call first to confirm hours, fees, and services.
Services offered
- Default / foreclosure counseling - help for homeowners facing mortgage default or foreclosure
- Default / foreclosure workshops - group sessions on avoiding foreclosure
- Fair housing / buying counseling - fair housing rights and homebuying support
- Financial management / budget counseling - money management, budgeting, and debt guidance
- Non-delinquency post-purchase counseling - budgeting and upkeep help for current homeowners
- Pre-purchase counseling - one-on-one homebuyer education before buying
- Pre-purchase workshops - group homebuyer education sessions
What housing counselors can help with
- Rental counseling and Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher navigation
- Assistance finding and keeping affordable housing
- Homelessness prevention and eviction guidance
- Pre-purchase / homebuyer education and financial management
Getting help
Most HUD-approved housing counseling is free or low-cost. A counselor can explain the application process, help you gather documents, and point you to local housing authorities and open waiting lists - they cannot apply for you or move you up a waitlist.
Never pay anyone who promises a housing or waitlist spot - applications for subsidized housing are always free. This listing is informational; we are not affiliated with HUD or this agency.
Other housing counseling agencies in Maryland
- Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, Inc
- Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency, Incorporated
- Arundel Community Development Service Inc
- Belair - Edison Neighborhoods, Inc.
- Cecil County Housing Agency
- Centro De Apoyo Familiar - Center For Assistance Families
- Centro De Apoyo Familiar (caf) MD
- Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc
- Credit.org - Maryland Branch
- Diversified Housing Development, Inc.